Monday, July 09, 2018

While Trump tells us over and over again that the economy is "booming," let us not forget:

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders — US Senator for Vermont


• The median household has less wealth today than it did 35 years ago after adjusting for inflation

• Since 2011, the average wealth of the bottom 50 percent has plummeted by 27.5 percent

• The average wealth of those in the bottom 40 percent is virtually zero

• 3 out of 5 Americans are living paycheck to paycheck

• 43 percent of Americans can't afford a monthly budget that includes housing, food, child care, health care, transportation and a cell phone

• About half of older Americans have no retirement savings

• The U.S. has the highest infant mortality rate, the highest incarceration rate, the highest obesity rate, and the most extreme income inequality of any major country on earth.

Our job: Create an economy that works for all of us, not just the top 1 percent.

Source
https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/?hc_ref=ARShSGjynFlaa8Mv_InnwDXY0mnDPBhnDKd6Efhf6xgHepOB0I_afGbvzKbNHSj7hsM

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