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Bernie Sanders: “800,000 people are homeless.”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Our health care system basically collapsing, despite the huge amount of money we spend on it. Millions of Americans cannot afford housing. 800,000 people are homeless. We have massive levels of income and wealth inequality. People on top have never, ever have done as well as they're doing right now, while at the same time, 60% … (00:25–00:29)

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Asserts that 800,000 people in the U.S. are homeless.

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