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Bernie Sanders: “You have, for example, a Social Security System. 99 plus…”

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

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Sen. Bernie Sanders | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #635

Published | Video Starts at 57:59

No argument. And you're right, when people see it in government, it discourages them. But you got to put it in a broader context. You have, for example, a Social Security System. 99 plus percent of the checks that go out go out to people who need them. Okay? You know, so all that I'm saying is when you're dealing with hundreds of millions of people, yeah. You can find an aberration, you could find fraud. (57:59–58:08)

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Asserts that over 99% of Social Security checks are correctly distributed to those in need.

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