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Bernie Sanders: “I think it is a hair higher than that. I think it is about $14,000 a year. But the point is, I would say to the Senator…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2011
I think it is a hair higher than that. I think it is about $14,000 a year. But the point is, I would say to the Senator from Louisiana, there are millions of seniors for whom that is either all or almost all of their income. That is it. That is it. In this day and age, that is the average. So your point is, there are people certainly below the average.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Mar 16, 2011

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