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Ted Cruz: “Every year, about 50,000 Canadians come to America on what…”

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… produces in every country in which it's been implemented, the United Kingdom, Canada, Bernie's answer was, well, it wouldn't be that way here. So the reality would not be here. Every year, about 50,000 Canadians come to America on what they call medical tourism because they can't get the medical care they need in Canada. And I will suggest to you a question, particularly for those of y'all that are Californians, that I love asking advocates of socialized medicine, why doesn't California adopt it? Right. (21:50–21:59)

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Asserts that 50,000 Canadians seek medical care in the U.S. annually due to inadequacies in Canada's healthcare system.

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