Bernie Sanders: “More likely people are paying 40, 50% or even more [of their…”

“I recently did some back of the envelope calculations and if I'm not mistaken, my family paid something like 18% of our limited income on housing. 18%? Do you know anybody today who pays 18%? I doubt it. More likely people are paying 40, 50% or even more [of their income on housing] today. which means that they have less money available for other basic necessities. Further, my older brother went to a very fine public college, Brooklyn College. And you know what he paid in tuition?” (03:29)

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.