Bernie Sanders: “In the richest country in the history of the world, there is…”

“Let us have the courage to take a hard look at the State of the Union where the American people are today. And I'll start off by saying that In the richest country in the history of the world, there is something profoundly wrong with our economy when 60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. Now, unlike Donald Trump, I grew up in a family that lived paycheck to to paycheck. And I grew up in a rent controlled apartment. So I know something about living paycheck to paycheck.” (27:19–27:33)

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