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Howard Lutnick: “The life expectancy of my high school educated workforce is…”

Featuring: Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce | National

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Published | Video Starts at 08:48

You know what the worst statistic that I know is? The workforce of the United States of America. Two thirds is high school educated, one third is college educated. The life expectancy of my high school educated workforce is 7 years lower. Makes me want to cry. Why? Why is it seven years lower? It's not the air we breathe. It's not the food. It's not the medicine. It's despair. (08:48–08:57)

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