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Michael Bennet: Because while the purchasing power in this country for things like television sets and bicycles and other things has…

On the recordJune 2, 2015
Because while the purchasing power in this country for things like television sets and bicycles and other things has grown dramatically, the percent of your income that you're going to have to spend just to hang on in college is dramatically different than it was 30 years ago.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet highlights the rising costs of college compared to other consumer goods over the past 30 years.

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