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On the recordMay 14, 2019
The incidence of diabetes, according to the CDC, is about seven people in 1,000, which means I could've covered the insulin costs of a community of 21,400 people for the cost of your price-gouging of the public on a non-vehicular clutch disk alone.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

She emphasizes the potential healthcare coverage for a community using the funds lost to price-gouging.

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