Bernie Sanders: “22% of seniors are trying to survive on $15,000 a year.”

“And they're watching TV and they're saying, Mr. Bus, firing Social Security workers and actually worrying whether Social Security will be there for them. And it's not just older workers with nothing in the bank wondering what happens when they retire. 22% of seniors are trying to survive on $15,000 a year. I dare anybody in this country, let alone somebody who is old, who needs health care, needs to keep the house warm, try to survive on $15,000 a year.” (20:40–20:47)

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