Bernie Sanders

But if you take a deep breath and you think about real politics, serious politics, what's it about? It's about three things, it seems to me. Number one, where are we as a country today? And that that seems like a simple question. It is not a simple question. OK, how did we get to where we are? And equally important, where do we want to go in the future?

But if you take a deep breath and you think about real politics, serious politics, what's it about? It's about three things, it seems to me. Number one, where are we as a country today? And that that seems like a simple question. It is not a simple question. OK, how did we get to where we are? And equally important, where do we want to go in the future?

But if you take a deep breath and you think about real politics, serious politics, what's it about? It's about three things, it seems to me. Number one, where are we as a country today? And that that seems like a simple question. It is not a simple question. OK, how did we get to where we are? And equally important, where do we want to go in the future?

No, where are we as a nation? What are the things that we should be looking at? If I asked you, how are we doing as a nation? I would say we're struggling financially. Good.

No, where are we as a nation? What are the things that we should be looking at? If I asked you, how are we doing as a nation? I would say we're struggling financially. Good.

No, where are we as a nation? What are the things that we should be looking at? If I asked you, how are we doing as a nation? I would say we're struggling financially. Good.

Excellent. All right. All right. So that's right. All that's right. So let's start off with, in one sense, we are the richest country in the history of the world, right? We have enormous wealth. Yep. Is that wealth, does that wealth apply to the vast majority of the people? Absolutely not. So unbelievably, and nobody talks about this. You ask me, we start off on the Democratic Party.

Excellent. All right. All right. So that's right. All that's right. So let's start off with, in one sense, we are the richest country in the history of the world, right? We have enormous wealth. Yep. Is that wealth, does that wealth apply to the vast majority of the people? Absolutely not. So unbelievably, and nobody talks about this. You ask me, we start off on the Democratic Party.

Excellent. All right. All right. So that's right. All that's right. So let's start off with, in one sense, we are the richest country in the history of the world, right? We have enormous wealth. Yep. Is that wealth, does that wealth apply to the vast majority of the people? Absolutely not. So unbelievably, and nobody talks about this. You ask me, we start off on the Democratic Party.

The first thing you got to do is be honest with people and say, look, this is where we are at. We can blame whoever you want, but this is where we're at. So you're living in a country. Where 60%, let me underline that, 60% of people live paycheck to paycheck. Got it? I grew up in a family that lived paycheck to paycheck. All right? Where paycheck to paycheck is living under enormous stress.

The first thing you got to do is be honest with people and say, look, this is where we are at. We can blame whoever you want, but this is where we're at. So you're living in a country. Where 60%, let me underline that, 60% of people live paycheck to paycheck. Got it? I grew up in a family that lived paycheck to paycheck. All right? Where paycheck to paycheck is living under enormous stress.

The first thing you got to do is be honest with people and say, look, this is where we are at. We can blame whoever you want, but this is where we're at. So you're living in a country. Where 60%, let me underline that, 60% of people live paycheck to paycheck. Got it? I grew up in a family that lived paycheck to paycheck. All right? Where paycheck to paycheck is living under enormous stress.

How am I going to pay the rent? What happens if my landlord raises my rent? What happens if my kid gets sick and I can't afford to take him to the doctor? You know, what happens if my car breaks down? You know that significant numbers of people in this country, you have money, you don't think about it.

How am I going to pay the rent? What happens if my landlord raises my rent? What happens if my kid gets sick and I can't afford to take him to the doctor? You know, what happens if my car breaks down? You know that significant numbers of people in this country, you have money, you don't think about it.

How am I going to pay the rent? What happens if my landlord raises my rent? What happens if my kid gets sick and I can't afford to take him to the doctor? You know, what happens if my car breaks down? You know that significant numbers of people in this country, you have money, you don't think about it.

But if you don't have any money and your car breaks down and it's a thousand dollar bill to get it fixed and you can't afford it, you tell me what happens. Yep. All right. Bottom line is you got millions and millions of people, working class people, lower income people struggling to put food on the table. OK, that is the first profound reality.

But if you don't have any money and your car breaks down and it's a thousand dollar bill to get it fixed and you can't afford it, you tell me what happens. Yep. All right. Bottom line is you got millions and millions of people, working class people, lower income people struggling to put food on the table. OK, that is the first profound reality.

But if you don't have any money and your car breaks down and it's a thousand dollar bill to get it fixed and you can't afford it, you tell me what happens. Yep. All right. Bottom line is you got millions and millions of people, working class people, lower income people struggling to put food on the table. OK, that is the first profound reality.

And the question we've got to ask, why is that in the richest country on Earth? All right. That's number one. Number two, you have a health care system. How's the health care? You tell me. Got a great health care system in America? Well, what do you think? I mean, if you can afford it, it's pretty good. That's right. Yeah, I think that's a better way to look at it. That's exactly right. Yeah.

And the question we've got to ask, why is that in the richest country on Earth? All right. That's number one. Number two, you have a health care system. How's the health care? You tell me. Got a great health care system in America? Well, what do you think? I mean, if you can afford it, it's pretty good. That's right. Yeah, I think that's a better way to look at it. That's exactly right. Yeah.