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Bernie Sanders: “Half of workers in America today have almost zero in the…”

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

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Bernie Sander's Podcast Interview with Shawn Fain- President of the United Auto Workers

Published | Video Starts at 19:43

His name slips to me, a very nice young woman who was comparing her fears about retirement with her parents and grandparents who had better retirement plans than she has. And this is true all over America. We don't talk about it, but Half of workers in America today have almost zero in the bank as they face [retirement]. And that's an issue you've been banging away at. Yeah, I mean, when we say retirement security, that's, you know, literally, you know, you see it. (19:43–19:52)

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Asserts that half of American workers have almost no savings as they approach retirement.

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