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Bernie Sanders: “[Young people will] buy their own home, if they're lucky, at…”

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

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Who Owns America? Bernie Sanders Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

Published | Video Starts at 1:23:00

The system is broken. Just one. Let me throw out my umpteenth fact here. Everything being equal, the younger generation will have a lower standard of living than their parents. Damn. [Young people will] buy their own home, if they're lucky, at a later age than their parents. People have a right to be angry. Young people have a right to be angry. Nothing wrong with being angry. But know who you're taking your anger out on. (1:23:00–1:23:04)

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Asserts that young people will purchase homes later in life compared to their parents, if they are fortunate enough to do so.

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