Dr. Ben Carson
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And when I say modify, allow, for instance, if a husband is having a procedure or something done and he's short $500, his wife can give it to him out of hers. or his brother or his cousin or his uncle or his aunt. And that way, every family becomes their own insurance company, interestingly enough.
And you also modify it so that when a person dies, their health savings account can be given to one of their family members. So over the course of a generation or two, almost every family would have an enormous amount of power. And they would be able to control their own medical care that way.
And you also modify it so that when a person dies, their health savings account can be given to one of their family members. So over the course of a generation or two, almost every family would have an enormous amount of power. And they would be able to control their own medical care that way.
And you also modify it so that when a person dies, their health savings account can be given to one of their family members. So over the course of a generation or two, almost every family would have an enormous amount of power. And they would be able to control their own medical care that way.
And also, they're going to be very interested in Uncle Joe who's smoking three packs of cigarettes a day. They're going to be hiding their cigarettes. That's a good point. That's a good point. That would save us an enormous amount of money. And the obvious question is, well, what about the people who are not employed, whose employer can't put money into their health savings account?
And also, they're going to be very interested in Uncle Joe who's smoking three packs of cigarettes a day. They're going to be hiding their cigarettes. That's a good point. That's a good point. That would save us an enormous amount of money. And the obvious question is, well, what about the people who are not employed, whose employer can't put money into their health savings account?
And also, they're going to be very interested in Uncle Joe who's smoking three packs of cigarettes a day. They're going to be hiding their cigarettes. That's a good point. That's a good point. That would save us an enormous amount of money. And the obvious question is, well, what about the people who are not employed, whose employer can't put money into their health savings account?
What about them? Well, where does the money come from, that $13,100? It comes from the government. You just divert it and you wouldn't have to put as much into people's savings account. And it rolls over from year to year. So if you don't have any major thing done for several years, you've got a heck of a lot of money. And for many people, it would be the first time they ever owned anything.
What about them? Well, where does the money come from, that $13,100? It comes from the government. You just divert it and you wouldn't have to put as much into people's savings account. And it rolls over from year to year. So if you don't have any major thing done for several years, you've got a heck of a lot of money. And for many people, it would be the first time they ever owned anything.
What about them? Well, where does the money come from, that $13,100? It comes from the government. You just divert it and you wouldn't have to put as much into people's savings account. And it rolls over from year to year. So if you don't have any major thing done for several years, you've got a heck of a lot of money. And for many people, it would be the first time they ever owned anything.
And they learn how to manage money. They learn economics. It would make the medical system very transparent. It would have to be because people would want to know how much something costs. You're not going to keep using the system if you know it's coming out of your health savings account.
And they learn how to manage money. They learn economics. It would make the medical system very transparent. It would have to be because people would want to know how much something costs. You're not going to keep using the system if you know it's coming out of your health savings account.
And they learn how to manage money. They learn economics. It would make the medical system very transparent. It would have to be because people would want to know how much something costs. You're not going to keep using the system if you know it's coming out of your health savings account.
And your doctor is not going to say, let's just do another CAT scan to see how things are, unless he really wants one because it's coming out of your account. You're not going to let him do that. Why do you want to do another scan? And it's sort of like when you go to a hotel and you put your credit card down and the attendant says, you don't need that. All your expenses are taken care of.
And your doctor is not going to say, let's just do another CAT scan to see how things are, unless he really wants one because it's coming out of your account. You're not going to let him do that. Why do you want to do another scan? And it's sort of like when you go to a hotel and you put your credit card down and the attendant says, you don't need that. All your expenses are taken care of.
And your doctor is not going to say, let's just do another CAT scan to see how things are, unless he really wants one because it's coming out of your account. You're not going to let him do that. Why do you want to do another scan? And it's sort of like when you go to a hotel and you put your credit card down and the attendant says, you don't need that. All your expenses are taken care of.
Oh, well, let me see the in-room dining menu as opposed to where's the nearest McDonald's. Has this been introduced anywhere? Not really. I've talked to Bobby Kennedy about it. He's very interested. He was receptive? He's very receptive.
Oh, well, let me see the in-room dining menu as opposed to where's the nearest McDonald's. Has this been introduced anywhere? Not really. I've talked to Bobby Kennedy about it. He's very interested. He was receptive? He's very receptive.
Oh, well, let me see the in-room dining menu as opposed to where's the nearest McDonald's. Has this been introduced anywhere? Not really. I've talked to Bobby Kennedy about it. He's very interested. He was receptive? He's very receptive.
It would completely change our system and it would cost us a heck of a lot less money. And it would bring transparency to the system, which would bring its own set of improvements. Wow. I hope that happens. I hope it does too, you know, particularly with all the pressure that we have on the system with illegals who have come in.