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Rahm Emanuel: “Your kids, when they go to college, which is what you save and struggle for now, live in your basement and…”

Featuring: Rahm Emanuel, Democratic | Former Mayor of Chicago, Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan | Illinois

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Owning a home is no longer something you can achieve, but you have to defer. You're taking money out of your 401k to make your paycheck, get to the 31st of the month, Your kids, when they go to college, which is what you save and struggle for now, live in your basement and don't leave. And your health care is no longer a piece of mind. It's a nightmare. The entire dream, the entire people are living paycheck to paycheck. (19:40–19:45)

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Asserts that college graduates are living with their parents longer.

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