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Bernie Sanders: “Economists tell us the first home that [young people] are…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 08:09

Good, healthy food for your kids. People think it's just New York or la. It's all over this country. It is. Burlington, Vermont. Price of housing is skyrocketing for young people today. The Economists tell us the first home that [young people] are going to buy...will be 12 years later than their parents. than their parents. Parents were able to get a home. I think at 28, they're going to get their first home at 40. Why is that? (08:09–08:19)

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Asserts that young people are buying homes 12 years later than their parents did.

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