The reality is that in America today, our life expectancy is about four years less than other wealthy countries. But even worse is the fact that If you're working class in America, on average you live seven to eight years shorter life than people who are wealthy. Now why is that? And the answer is not just health care, which is important. Working class people, low income people, do not have access to the kind of health care that the rich do. (02:03–02:13)
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Asserts that working-class Americans live 7-8 years less than wealthy Americans.
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