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

“The situation today is much more unequal than it was during the Gilded Age. It is worse than it has ever been in American history. Some 60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. I grew up in a family that lived paycheck to paycheck. I know something about that. Today people are living under enormous stress.” (05:54–05:59)

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