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Bernie Sanders: “So I am not sure, Mr. Chairman, what world people are living in when they think, hey, you are 68, 69. You can go out and…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2010
So I am not sure, Mr. Chairman, what world people are living in when they think, hey, you are 68, 69. You can go out and get a job. You don't need Social Security. It is really quite incomprehensible to me.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders questions the belief that older individuals can easily find jobs.

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