And what I will tell you, and I want you all to reflect upon this, it's not just that we live about five years shorter lives as a nation than most of the wealthy countries on earth. That's bad enough. But If you are working class in this country, you will live seven or eight years shorter lives than the rich. Now why is that? Now that's an extraordinary statement which is never talked about or very rarely talked about out of maybe medical circles. Why is that? (10:14–10:24)
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Asserts that working-class Americans live seven or eight years shorter lives than wealthy Americans.
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