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EX500rider

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1. I don't think $30 billion would give us free healthcare

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 04:43 PM

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The United States spent $4.9 trillion on healthcare in 2023. 30 billion is around .6% of that

As for a "big tax rebate" that come out to around $88 per person if everybody got it.

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