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Angus King: “If we insist on maintaining that system and if we insist on maintaining a system that allows people to buy their health…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
If we insist on maintaining that system and if we insist on maintaining a system that allows people to buy their health care with other people's money, we are going to face a set of unpleasant choices.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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King discusses the implications of the current retirement and healthcare systems.

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