Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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The biggest agency of government. It's twice the size of the Pentagon. It's got a $1.9 trillion budget. And, you know, the irony of that is we spend more on health care in this country than any other country in the world per capita. Two to three times what most European countries spend. And yet we have the worst health of any country in the world.
The biggest agency of government. It's twice the size of the Pentagon. It's got a $1.9 trillion budget. And, you know, the irony of that is we spend more on health care in this country than any other country in the world per capita. Two to three times what most European countries spend. And yet we have the worst health of any country in the world.
We have the highest chronic disease burden on Earth. And that, as you know, bleeds over into infectious disease, which has been really... Infectious disease has been the focus of most federal expenditures in terms of research. Chronic disease is the destination of most federal expenditures. in terms of healthcare.
We have the highest chronic disease burden on Earth. And that, as you know, bleeds over into infectious disease, which has been really... Infectious disease has been the focus of most federal expenditures in terms of research. Chronic disease is the destination of most federal expenditures. in terms of healthcare.
We have the highest chronic disease burden on Earth. And that, as you know, bleeds over into infectious disease, which has been really... Infectious disease has been the focus of most federal expenditures in terms of research. Chronic disease is the destination of most federal expenditures. in terms of healthcare.
We have a sick care system in our country, and the ideology ultimately of all that disease is corruption. And it's the capture of these agencies, the industries they're supposed to regulate, those industries, the pharmaceutical industry and the medical cartel,
We have a sick care system in our country, and the ideology ultimately of all that disease is corruption. And it's the capture of these agencies, the industries they're supposed to regulate, those industries, the pharmaceutical industry and the medical cartel,
We have a sick care system in our country, and the ideology ultimately of all that disease is corruption. And it's the capture of these agencies, the industries they're supposed to regulate, those industries, the pharmaceutical industry and the medical cartel,
have transformed NIH, CDC, FDA, and ultimately CMS, which administers Medicare, into essentially sock puppets for the industry and profit centers. And they've commoditized the American public and turned us all into patients. Yeah.
have transformed NIH, CDC, FDA, and ultimately CMS, which administers Medicare, into essentially sock puppets for the industry and profit centers. And they've commoditized the American public and turned us all into patients. Yeah.
have transformed NIH, CDC, FDA, and ultimately CMS, which administers Medicare, into essentially sock puppets for the industry and profit centers. And they've commoditized the American public and turned us all into patients. Yeah.
Yeah, it's been very profitable for them. When my uncle was president, I was a 10-year-old boy. And during that era, we spent zero on chronic disease at that time in history. There really were no cure. The first treatment for chronic disease was, ironically, it was the pill. Yeah. It was the first time you took a pill, you know, regularly.
Yeah, it's been very profitable for them. When my uncle was president, I was a 10-year-old boy. And during that era, we spent zero on chronic disease at that time in history. There really were no cure. The first treatment for chronic disease was, ironically, it was the pill. Yeah. It was the first time you took a pill, you know, regularly.
Yeah, it's been very profitable for them. When my uncle was president, I was a 10-year-old boy. And during that era, we spent zero on chronic disease at that time in history. There really were no cure. The first treatment for chronic disease was, ironically, it was the pill. Yeah. It was the first time you took a pill, you know, regularly.
Well, yeah, it was the first kind of long-term treatment that you took over a prolonged period of time. And we spend, when my uncle was president, we spent zero on chronic disease in this country. Today, it's probably $1.6 or $7 trillion a year. It's about 90% of our healthcare budget. And we have the highest chronic disease burden of any country in the world.
Well, yeah, it was the first kind of long-term treatment that you took over a prolonged period of time. And we spend, when my uncle was president, we spent zero on chronic disease in this country. Today, it's probably $1.6 or $7 trillion a year. It's about 90% of our healthcare budget. And we have the highest chronic disease burden of any country in the world.
Well, yeah, it was the first kind of long-term treatment that you took over a prolonged period of time. And we spend, when my uncle was president, we spent zero on chronic disease in this country. Today, it's probably $1.6 or $7 trillion a year. It's about 90% of our healthcare budget. And we have the highest chronic disease burden of any country in the world.
During COVID, we have the highest death rate of any country in the world. That's astounding. We had 16% of the COVID deaths, and we only have 4.2% of the world's population. We literally had the worst record of any country in the world. It's a wonder that people are getting awards and recognition and kudos for managing COVID. Whatever we were doing, it was utterly wrong.
During COVID, we have the highest death rate of any country in the world. That's astounding. We had 16% of the COVID deaths, and we only have 4.2% of the world's population. We literally had the worst record of any country in the world. It's a wonder that people are getting awards and recognition and kudos for managing COVID. Whatever we were doing, it was utterly wrong.
During COVID, we have the highest death rate of any country in the world. That's astounding. We had 16% of the COVID deaths, and we only have 4.2% of the world's population. We literally had the worst record of any country in the world. It's a wonder that people are getting awards and recognition and kudos for managing COVID. Whatever we were doing, it was utterly wrong.