Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Dangling the top of the cliff and then COVID stepped on their fingernails and made them fall. But they were already hanging off the cliff. And, you know, and that's what, you know, nobody is explaining. Anthony Fauci, who was running the system for 50 years, ran it in the ground, was getting all these awards for managing COVID.
Dangling the top of the cliff and then COVID stepped on their fingernails and made them fall. But they were already hanging off the cliff. And, you know, and that's what, you know, nobody is explaining. Anthony Fauci, who was running the system for 50 years, ran it in the ground, was getting all these awards for managing COVID.
Dangling the top of the cliff and then COVID stepped on their fingernails and made them fall. But they were already hanging off the cliff. And, you know, and that's what, you know, nobody is explaining. Anthony Fauci, who was running the system for 50 years, ran it in the ground, was getting all these awards for managing COVID.
He's never explained how under his watch, allergic diseases, which he directly is in charge of, exploded from essentially zero to, you know, You know, a large percentage of the American population have them now. And, you know, as I said, we spend $4.3 trillion on health care in this country. When my uncle was president, 6% of Americans had chronic disease.
He's never explained how under his watch, allergic diseases, which he directly is in charge of, exploded from essentially zero to, you know, You know, a large percentage of the American population have them now. And, you know, as I said, we spend $4.3 trillion on health care in this country. When my uncle was president, 6% of Americans had chronic disease.
He's never explained how under his watch, allergic diseases, which he directly is in charge of, exploded from essentially zero to, you know, You know, a large percentage of the American population have them now. And, you know, as I said, we spend $4.3 trillion on health care in this country. When my uncle was president, 6% of Americans had chronic disease.
Now we don't know, but probably around 60%, which is the number you were using.
Now we don't know, but probably around 60%, which is the number you were using.
Now we don't know, but probably around 60%, which is the number you were using.
But even larger percentage for health care, I think it's 93% of Medicare costs are chronic disease and something like 85% of Medicaid.
But even larger percentage for health care, I think it's 93% of Medicare costs are chronic disease and something like 85% of Medicaid.
But even larger percentage for health care, I think it's 93% of Medicare costs are chronic disease and something like 85% of Medicaid.
If we can get rid of chronic disease, we can solve our health care crisis in this country, which is also the economic crisis. The second biggest cost to America is the military, which if you include national security and veterans benefits, $1.3 trillion a year. Well, this is $4.3 trillion. So it's basically more than three times what the military costs. It's by far the biggest cost we have.
If we can get rid of chronic disease, we can solve our health care crisis in this country, which is also the economic crisis. The second biggest cost to America is the military, which if you include national security and veterans benefits, $1.3 trillion a year. Well, this is $4.3 trillion. So it's basically more than three times what the military costs. It's by far the biggest cost we have.
If we can get rid of chronic disease, we can solve our health care crisis in this country, which is also the economic crisis. The second biggest cost to America is the military, which if you include national security and veterans benefits, $1.3 trillion a year. Well, this is $4.3 trillion. So it's basically more than three times what the military costs. It's by far the biggest cost we have.
We want to reduce the budget deficit. We got to start with this. But even more important is It's highly likely in the next 20 years, we're going to face some catastrophic crisis in our country. It could be an economic meltdown. It could be a war. It could be environmental injuries, catastrophes, whatever. We're America. We can weather any kind of storm. We have our entrepreneurial...
We want to reduce the budget deficit. We got to start with this. But even more important is It's highly likely in the next 20 years, we're going to face some catastrophic crisis in our country. It could be an economic meltdown. It could be a war. It could be environmental injuries, catastrophes, whatever. We're America. We can weather any kind of storm. We have our entrepreneurial...
We want to reduce the budget deficit. We got to start with this. But even more important is It's highly likely in the next 20 years, we're going to face some catastrophic crisis in our country. It could be an economic meltdown. It could be a war. It could be environmental injuries, catastrophes, whatever. We're America. We can weather any kind of storm. We have our entrepreneurial...
We have the greatest natural resources in the world. We'll figure out a way around it, what Franklin Roosevelt called America's industrial genius. But as long as you're healthy, we can figure it out. But if you've got a chronic disease or if you're caring for a child with full-blown autism, That reduces your productivity to probably 10 or 20 percent of what it would normally be.
We have the greatest natural resources in the world. We'll figure out a way around it, what Franklin Roosevelt called America's industrial genius. But as long as you're healthy, we can figure it out. But if you've got a chronic disease or if you're caring for a child with full-blown autism, That reduces your productivity to probably 10 or 20 percent of what it would normally be.