Bernie Sanders: “Today In America, some 60% of our people are living paycheck…”

“But there is another reality out there that we also don't talk about terribly much. And that is the reality that tens of millions of Americans deal with every single day. Today In America, some 60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. They are struggling to pay for the basic necessities of life in the richest country in the history of the world.” (12:19–12:30)

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