Bernie uh JFK on healthcare in 1962. Starts speaking at about the 5 min mark.
Refers to FDR’s Social Security Bill in 1935. JFK thought 25 years was too long of a wait. Now you know how Bernie must feel about it. This progressive leader was assassinated about a year later.
The civil rights act passed in 1964. Another progressive leader MLK assassinated in 1968. His plan in 1967 was based on guaranteed income and economic security.
“A host of positive psychological changes inevitably will result from widespread economic security. The dignity of the individual will flourish when the decisions concerning his life are in his hands, when he has the assurance that his income is stable and certain, and when he knows that he has the means to seek self-improvement. Personal conflicts between husband, wife and children will diminish when the unjust measurement of human worth on a scale of dollars is eliminated.”