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Lloyd Doggett: “If I have a high-tech employee in Austin who has a great idea for a start-up, but a family of children with serious…”

On the recordJune 26, 2012
If I have a high-tech employee in Austin who has a great idea for a start-up, but a family of children with serious illnesses, it is an informed decision for that person to stay with their group health insurance rather than go out and benefit society perhaps by creating a tech start-up.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett discusses the impact of health care on entrepreneurial decisions.

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