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Karen Thurman: There is another fallacy within the Chilean issue and I think it is one that all of us are very comfortable with and one…

On the recordMarch 2, 1999
There is another fallacy within the Chilean issue and I think it is one that all of us are very comfortable with and one that certainly the gentleman from California (Mr. Matsui) has spoken about and that is, what happens to women and children, to this family issue? What happens to people who become disabled? If one looks at that system, there is in no way any kind of a benefit built into their system; where in ours we have a guaranteed benefit for those particular folks that find themselves in those very difficult situations.
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Karen Thurman
Democratic · Florida

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Discussing the implications of the Chilean social security system on vulnerable populations.

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