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Ted Cruz: “Taxpayers will subsidize groceries for affluent shoppers who…”

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Universal shelf price or an ID card system by the way, also says it's available to all people and it doesn't even properly target their goals because the subsidy isn't targeted. No means test. Anyone can shop there. So Taxpayers will subsidize groceries for affluent shoppers who happen to live nearby while needy families elsewhere get zero. I always thought this was a terrible idea. They could much better help people with money. And hey, there are already programs that they could expand. (15:17–15:26)

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