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We're paying more for the privilege of getting sick and dying early. Once again, it makes no sense. And once again, no one in Washington is talking about how to fix it.
Michael Bloomberg
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Michael Bloomberg
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: February 14
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I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one.
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