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Bernie Sanders: “We are spending per person, over $13,000.”

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

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Theo Von Interviews Bernie Sanders on American Politics and 2024 Election

Published | Video Starts at 23:19

Should my car be a better car than yours? Yes. Okay. I'm spending twice as much. All right. But I got a really much great better car than you have. All right. We are spending per person, over $13,000. Spending 13,000 on you, 13,000 on me. 13,000 on a five year old. 13,000 on a 90 year old. All right, 13,000 per person. Over $4 trillion nationally. (23:19–23:22)

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Asserts that the U.S. spends over $13,000 per person on health care.

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