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The U.S. has the most dysfunctional healthcare system in the industrial world, has about twice the per capita costs, and some of the worst outcomes. It's also the only privatized system.
Noam Chomsky
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Noam Chomsky
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: December 7
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