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Bernie Sanders: “Over 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.”

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

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FULL SPEECH: Bernie Sanders rallies with Graham Platner and Troy Jackson in Orono, Maine

Published | Video Starts at 16:27

And working class people are struggling today in a way that we have not seen for a very long time. Today, while the very rich get richer, Over 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Got it. All right. I grew up in a family, lived paycheck to paycheck. Many of you are living paycheck to paycheck. What does it mean? (16:27–16:35)

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Asserts that a significant majority of Americans are financially insecure.

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