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Bernie Sanders: “We live shorter lives despite spending so much on health…”

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 26:34

Yeah. So they'll live. I forgot what it is. 8% or something. Yeah, right. It's a lot. But here's another fact that it's really unbelievable. It's not just that We live shorter lives despite spending so much on health care. The gap between the 1% and the working class is 10 years. If you're rich, you'll live as long as people in other countries. (26:34–26:38)

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Asserts that Americans have shorter life expectancy despite high health care spending.

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