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Ted Cruz: “The subsidy isn't targeted. No means test. Anyone could shop…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 16:18

Which is it? 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 could 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. (16:18–16:24)

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Asserts that the grocery store subsidy is not means-tested, allowing anyone to benefit.

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