Four years lower than other wealthy countries around the world. You all know that that is really bad. But you know what's even more outrageous, and that is that The life expectancy for the bottom 50% of Americans is seven years shorter than for the wealthy people in this country. Got that? Now, I want you to think about that. That means if you're in the working class you're low income, on average, you're going to live seven years shorter life than if you are wealthy. (28:16–28:30)
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Asserts that life expectancy is significantly lower for the bottom 50% of Americans compared to the wealthy.
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