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Steve Cohen: And does the United States not have one of the greatest discrepancies of wealth between the richest and the poorest in…

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
And does the United States not have one of the greatest discrepancies of wealth between the richest and the poorest in the industrialized world as well? So are we saying to our wealthy people, ``You can afford health insurance so you can get it,'' but for those people who are poor, ``Too bad''?
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee
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govinfo.gov
Jan 6, 2011

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is addressing wealth inequality and access to health insurance in the U.S.

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