Ron Johnson: “I think this is going to explode our deficit.”

“I think far more Americans are going to lose their employer sponsored care because there are incentives for employers to drop the coverage and make their employees eligible for huge subsidies in these changes. I think this is going to explode our deficit. It's going to lead to rationing. It will lead to rationing, lower quality care. Here's the basic economic problem with why will it lead to ration because it dramatically increases the demand for health care.” (02:03–02:06)

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