According to the Text, the Primary Purpose of the Health

question 51

Multiple Choice

According to the text, the primary purpose of the health reform that passed in 2010 was to

• A) help President Obama get reelected by strengthening the electoral coalition that brought the Democrats to power in 2008.
• B) resolve the tension between democracy and capitalism.
• C) facilitate a government takeover of almost one-sixth of the U.S. economy.
• D) reduce the number of people in the United States who were outside the system of health insurance.
• E) decrease federal expenditures for TANF, food stamps, and other forms of public assistance.

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