Was Life Better 50 Years Ago? | Sen. Bernie Sanders

Despite huge advancements in technology & worker productivity since the 1970s, wages for American workers have remained stagnant and almost all new wealth has gone to the people on top. Will it be any different with AI and robotics? I don’t think so. Maybe even worse. 0:00 Where are we as a nation? 1:13 I did a poll: Almost 60% of people said life was better 50 years ago 2:40 This is what growing up working class meant to me. 3:40 What my brother paid for public college tuition... 5:14 Wages have NOT kept up with inflation 6:35 Billionaires are investing in AI and robotics 8:11 Who will AI benefit? 9:00 The impact of AI on working people --- Senator Bernie Sanders is the senior senator from Vermont. He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history and the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP).