Warren Buffett Warned Soaring Health Costs Are 'The Tapeworm of American Economic Competitiveness' — Says It's Not Taxes Strangling U.S. Business

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If you've ever felt blindsided by medical bills, you're not alone. In fact, when Warren Buffett called health care "the tapeworm of American economic competitiveness," he wasn't pulling punches—he was delivering a vivid wake-up call.

At the 2017 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting, Buffett made plain what a lot of people quietly suspect: the real burden on American business isn't taxes—it's health care.