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

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

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The Truth About Trump's State of the Union | Sen. Bernie Sanders

Published | Video Starts at 01:48

But while the richest people are doing extraordinarily well, surprise, surprise, here is what Trump did not talk about. Today In America, Over 60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. with millions of Americans struggling to put food on the table, pay for housing, pay for health care, pay for child care, pay for education, and pay for the other basic necessities of life. (01:48–01:54)

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Asserts that over 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

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