Sen. Bernie Sanders
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But, you know, that speaks to where we are as a nation today.
And here's, I think, maybe the major point that I want to make.
You're living in the richest country in the history of the world.
Theoretically, at least, that should mean that all of our people have a decent standard of living, right?
We should not have people a few blocks from here sleeping out on the street.
We should not have people unable to afford healthcare, kids unable to afford to go to college,
People literally unable to feed their families.
And yet in America today, and I know this is really an astounding fact, 60% of our people, Theo, are living paycheck to paycheck.
And I grew up in a family, I don't know your background, but I grew up in a family that lived paycheck to paycheck.
And so the simple question that we have to ask ourselves is how do we feel?
And again, you can disagree with me.
You're living in a society today where we have more income and wealth inequality than we've ever had in the history of this country.
You got the top 1% doing phenomenally well, owning more wealth than the bottom 93%.
You got one man, Mr. Musk, one man owning more wealth than the bottom 52% of American households.
What do you think?
I think most people think, and I believe, look, you go out and you're doing it.
I mean, you start a business, you're making money, right?
Congratulations.
We appreciate that.
You make money.