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Bernie Sanders: “We are spending twice as much per person on healthcare…”

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

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Bernie Sanders Interview Lex Fridman Podcast #450

Published | Video Starts at 23:41

And I'll tell you that not only that, not only is it not implemented because of money, it's not even discussed. All right, so I'm saying here, and no one disputes me, We are spending twice as much per person on healthcare, right? And yet 85 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured, and our life expectancy is lower than virtually every other major country. Do you think that might be an issue that we'd be discussing? Again, if a single politician discusses it, they get punished for it. So there needs to be a mass movement. (23:41–23:56)

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Asserts that the U.S. spends twice as much on healthcare per person, yet 85 million are uninsured or underinsured, with lower life expectancy.

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