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Richard Nixon: In short--just like the existing welfare system--Medicaid is inefficient, inequitably excludes the working poor, and…

On the recordJune 9, 1970
In short--just like the existing welfare system--Medicaid is inefficient, inequitably excludes the working poor, and often provides an incentive for people to stay on welfare.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Statement Announcing Extensions of Welfare Reform Proposals

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