And this is just one symptom of what is a larger economic issue that we are facing as a country, and I would argue pending crisis. Look, we are at a point in our nation's history where The economic prospects of young Americans are worse than the prospects of their parents or grandparents. If that's not a sign that we are failing, I don't know what is. Just this summer we saw the recent college graduate unemployment rate exceed the national average. (13:47–13:55)
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