MY NEXT GUEST WON THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY LAST NIGHT.
PLEASE WELCOME SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS.
( BAND PLAYING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
ALL RIGHT, ACCEPT TORSANDERS, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Stephen: YOU WON BY 22 POINTS, AS SOMEBODY SAID AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE SHOW.
BUT YOU ALSO WON SOME INTERESTING CATEGORIES.
YOU WON 86% OF PEOPLE 18-24.
YOU KNOW.
YOU'RE LIKE THE-- IT'S LIKE YOU'RE PUPPIED MONKEYBABY.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT REFERENCE IS?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?
>> ACTUALLY, NOT, NO.
>> Stephen: NO ONE-- LISTEN, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS.
THAT'S THE SECRET.
>> I FEEL BETTER.
>> Stephen: IT'S COMPLETE NONSENSE.
IT'S COMPLETE NONSENSE.
WHY DO YOU THINK THE YOUNGLINGS LIKE YOU?
>> I THINK FOR TWO REASONS.
BY DEFINITION, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE IDEALISTIC, AND THEY LOOK AT A
WORLD WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS AND THEY SAY WHY NOT?
WHY CAN'T ALL PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE HEALTH CARE?
WHY CAN'T WE MAKE PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
TUITION FREE?
WHY NOT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: WELL, THE ANSWER IS, THE ANSWER IS THAT IT'S
EXPENSIVE.
IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE THING TO DO.
>> BUT THE SECOND PART THAT I THINK YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THINKING
ABOUT IS HOW DOES IT HAPPEN THAT WITH ALL OF THIS TECHNOLOGY AND
PRODUCTIVITY IN OUR ECONOMY, THEY ARE LIKELY TO HAVE A LOWER
STANDARD OF LIVING THAN THEIR PARENTS, WHILE ALMOST ALL NEW
INCOME AND WEALTH IS GOING TO THE TOP 1%.
THEY'RE NOT DUMB AND THEY ARE SAYING, "HEY, WE WANT A FAIR
SHAKE AS WELL."
I THINK THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF REASONS THEY'RE GRAVITATING TO
OUR.
>> Stephen: THAT SOUNDS LIKE CLASS WARFARE.
IF YOU SAY MOST IS GOING TO THE TOP 1% AND HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE
THAT FAIRNESS BECAUSE THE TOP 1% HAS A LOT OF INFLUENCE WITH THE
GOVERNMENT AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE IT UP.
THEY WILL FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL.
AND I'LL TELL YOU HOW I KNOW-- I AM IN THE TOP 1%.
AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE HELL WITH THAT, THE TOP 1% PARKS
MY CAR.
I'M WAY HIGHER THAN THAT.
THOSE GUYS AND GIRLS ARE GOING TO FIGHT YOU VERY HARD.
WHY DO YOU THINK YOU CAN MAKE THIS CHANGE?
>> I THINK BECAUSE WE HAVE REACHED A POINT IN AMERICAN
SOCIETY WHERE PEOPLE ARE JUST VERY, VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE
STATUS QUO.
>> Stephen: DO YOU THINK THAT THERE'S A SIMILARITY AND APPEAL
BETWEEN AND YOU DONALD TRUMP?
BECAUSE I HAD BILL O'REILLY ON HERE, ON MONDAY NIGHT.
AND HE SAID YOU GUYS, THE SAME THING WITH DIFFERENT HAIRCUTS.
AND THE POLLS SHOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE WHO UP TO THE LAST MINUTE HADN'T MADE UP THEIR MIND
BETWEEN AND YOU DONALD TRUMP.
>> LET ME SAY SOMETHING ABOUT BILL O'REILLY.
BILL SAID-- AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY PEOPLE MIGHT WANT TO
VOTE FOR ME-- BILL SAID THAT IF I WON THE PEREZ DAENS--
PRESIDENCY, HE WOULD MOVE TO IRELAND.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SO ELECTING ME PRESIDENT IS A
TWO-FER.
YOU GET SANDERS AND YOU GET BILL TO GO TO IRELAND.
>> Stephen: BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN YOU AND TRUMP.
WHY WOULD THAT BE?
YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN.
>> WELL, I THINK A LOT OF DONALD TRUMP'S SUPPORTERS ARE ANGRY.
THEY ARE, IN MANY CASES, PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING LONGER HOURS FOR
LOW WAGES.
THEY'RE PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN TO THEIR KIDS.
BUT I THINK WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS RESPONDED TO TRUMP'S FALSE
MESSAGE WHICH SUGGESTS THAT IF WE KEEP MUSLIMS OUT OF THIS
COUNTRY OR IF WE KEEP SCAPEGOATING LATINOS OR MEXICANS
THAT SOMEHOW OUR COUNTRY BECOMES BETTER.
I THINK THAT'S A FALSE SOLUTION.
AND MY VIEW IS THAT, YES, PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO BE ANGRY.
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE ANGRY WHEN WE ARE THE ONLY MAJOR
COUNTRY ON EARTH THAT DOESN'T PROVIDE FADE FAMILY AND MEDICAL
LEAVE.
WHEN WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY TODAY THAN ALMOST ANY
TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY.
PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO BE ANGRY.
BUT WHAT WE NEED TO BE IS RATIONAL IN FIGURING OUT HOW WE
ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS AND NOT SIMPLY SCAPEGOATING MINORITIES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU SAY-- YOUR OPPONENT, YOUR OPPONENT,
MRS. CLINTON, HAS SAID THAT YOU OFFER FALSE SOLUTIONS, THINGS
THAT WILL NOT BE ACHIEVED.
FOR INSTANCE, SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE, UNIVERSAL HEALTH
CARE.
WE HAVE JUST GONE THROUGH EIGHT YEARS OF CONSTANT FIGHTING OVER
WHAT WAS REALLY NOT-- NOT MAKING HEALTH CARE PUBLIC.
OUR HEALTH CARE IS PRIVATE.
IT WAS VERY GOOD FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY, OBAMACARE.
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES WERE ALL FOR IT BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAD TO
PAY IN.
SO IT'S NOT A SOCIALIZED MEDICINE.
AND STILL, PEOPLE LOST THEIR MIND.
YOU WANT TO ACTUALLY INTRODUCE SOCIALIZED MEDICINE.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: THEY'LL BE VOTING TO REPEAL THIS UNTIL THE MOON
FALLS INTO THE PACIFIC.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> OKAY, LET ME REPHRASE THE QUESTION.
AND ASK YOU THIS.
>> Stephen: HOLD ON.
OKAY, YOU MAY.
>> OKAY.
( LAUGHTER ) HOW DOES IT HAPPEN THAT EVERY
OTHER MAJOR COUNTRY ON EARTH, ALL OF EUROPE, OUR NEIGHBORS TO
THE NORTH, CANADA ARE, ABLE TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE TO
EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD IN THOSE COUNTRIES.
THEY'RE ABLE TO HAVE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS COST
SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND THEIR TOTAL COSTS PER CAPITA ARE MUCH, MUCH LESS THAN IN OUR
COUNTRY.
>> Stephen: WELL, MY GUEST ON MONDAY BILL O'REILLY SAID
BECAUSE THERE ARE 17 PEOPLE IN DENMARK.
AND THERE ARE 300 MILLION PEOPLE HERE.
HE SAYS IT DOESN'T SCALE UP FOR US.
>> WELL, THAT'S-- NOT TO DISAGREE WITH MY GOOD FRIEND
BILL O'REILLY, BUT HE'S, AS USUAL, WRONG.
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LOOK, YOU KNOW, GERMANY DOES IT.
THE UNITED KINGDOM DOES IT.
CANADA DOES IT.
COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD DO IT.
WHAT THE ISSUE IS, NOT WHAT WE SHOULD DO.
MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE HEALTH CARE SHOULD BE A RIGHT.
MOST PEOPLE THINK IT'S ABSURD THAT THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
CONTINUES TO RIP US OFF, AND ONE OUT OF FIVE AMERICANS CAN'T EVEN
AFFORD THE PRESCRIPTIONS THEIR DOCTORS WRITE.
THAT'S NOT THE DEBATE.
THE QUESTION IS DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO STAND UP TO THE
PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND THE DRUG COMPANIES?
I BELIEVE THAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE AROUSED, WHEN THEY'RE ORGANIZED,
WHEN THEY'RE PREPARED TO STAND UP AND FIGHT BACK, YES, WE CAN
TAKE ON THE DRUG COMPANIES AND THE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WE'VE GOT TO TAKE
A BREAK TO SELL SOME PRODUCTS FOR SOME ENORMOUS CORPORATIONS,
AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE BERNIE SANDERS.