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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: if you worked hard, if you played by the rules, you could buy a house, you could finance it, you could take a summer…

On the recordApril 1, 2024
if you worked hard, if you played by the rules, you could buy a house, you could finance it, you could take a summer vacation, you could raise a family, you could put something aside for retirement on one job.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Democratic · New York

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Kennedy reflects on the changing perception of the American dream and how it no longer applies to his children.

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