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On the recordMay 29, 2012
Historically, the reason why, in fact, we allowed hospitals and other organizations to have a charitable status is because we had sick people.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken discusses the rationale for tax-exempt status for hospitals.

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