Bernie Sanders: “60% of the American people in the richest country on earth…”

“And one of those issues is not just the working class. People live six years shorter lives, seven years shorter lives than the rich. That's important. Why is that? But what's equally important is 60% of the American people in the richest country on earth live paycheck to paycheck. That means they go to work and if their landlord raises the rent, they don't know how they're going to be able to pay for it.” (03:35–03:42)

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