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Joe Biden: “It's a hell of a thing to work 40, 50, 60 hours a week and…”

Featuring: Joe Biden, Democrat | Former President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 22:14

You go there, workers can afford to live in the town they're working in and it's a real successful operation and they can look at themselves in the mirror. Look, I said, my dad used to say It's a hell of a thing to work 40, 50, 60 hours a week and come home and not be able to buy the essentials. It's all about affordability. You know, it's interesting, about 15 years ago, when Detroit declared bankruptcy. Yep. I. I called the city and I said, hey, I want to do. (22:14–22:18)

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Asserts that many people work long hours yet struggle to afford basic necessities.

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