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John McCain: There are those who are convinced that the solution is to move closer to a nationalized health care system. They urge…

On the recordJuly 31, 2008
There are those who are convinced that the solution is to move closer to a nationalized health care system. They urge universal coverage with all the tax increases, new mandates and government regulation that come along with that idea. Again, this will accomplish only one thing we will replace the inefficiency, irrationality and uncontrolled cost of the current system with the inefficiency, irrationality and uncontrolled cost of a government monopoly. That's what we will do.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain argues against nationalized health care, stating it would replace current inefficiencies with government-controlled inefficiencies.

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