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Bernie Sanders: “If you are working class in America, on average, you...will…”

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

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Got it? And you want to hear something that no one talks about, very few people talk about, is that If you are working class in America, on average, you...will live six years shorter than if you are wealthy. All right, I'm going to ask you all a question. Why is that? All right, good, you got it. All right, the answer is. Somebody who said that, raise your hand. (29:04–29:16)

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Asserts that working-class Americans live six years shorter on average than wealthy Americans.

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