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Bernie Sanders: “Should we have the highest rate of childhood poverty of…”

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

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They're in nursing homes, which are horrible places right now because they're underfunded, understaffed. We are the richest country in the history of the world. How do we provide a good quality life for our kids? Should we have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major nation? Highest rate of senior poverty? Those are the issues. You disagree with me, fine. You got a better idea than mine? Great. Let's go forward. Let's discuss those issues. (1:18:20–1:18:27)

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Implies that the United States has one of the highest rates of childhood and senior poverty among major nations.

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