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Bernie Sanders: “Bottom line is that your health and your longevity, how long you live, should not be a factor of how much money you…”

On the recordMay 11, 2022
Bottom line is that your health and your longevity, how long you live, should not be a factor of how much money you have.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders argues that health outcomes should not depend on wealth.

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