Bernie Sanders: “60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck.”

“And everybody in this room knows what is going on. And that is while the very richest people in this country have never, ever had it so good, 60%, 60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. struggling to put food on the table, pay for health care, education and other basic necessities. I grew up in a family like many of you that live paycheck to paycheck.” (04:14–04:25)

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