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Ron Johnson: “Most Americans do not believe they ought to pay for health…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Ron Johnson: We have a health care financing problem

Published | Video Starts at 04:12

It is incredibly high quality. So again, that's what happens when you bring consumer back consumerism back in the equation. Now the problem is we have this completely broken system. Most Americans do not believe they ought to pay for health care anymore. They know they have to pay insurance or their employer has to pay for insurance or they have to pay taxes and sign up for Medicare. (04:12–04:16)

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Asserts that most Americans do not think they should pay for health care directly.

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