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“Structural problems require structural solutions,” Sanders wrote in a 2019 op-ed piece, “and promises of mere ‘access’ have never guaranteed black Americans equality in this country… ‘Access’ to health care is an empty promise when you can’t afford high premiums, co-pays or deductibles.

It’s not just us mere mortals trying to wrap our brains around these mind-boggling numbers, as one of the world’s biggest hedge funds seems dumbfounded.

I try pushing back, saying I was just at Esveld’s home mere blocks away.

Even a global pandemic, during which more than 1 million Americans died, proved to be a mere blip for stocks.

But even here, KFF data show that such households represent a mere 7% of enrollees.