Inequality on the Joe Rogan Experience
2 fact-checked claims across 2 episodes · Aug 2019 to Jun 2025 · updated Jul 11, 2026
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- Bernie Sanders (2)
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“our life expectancy in America is lower than it is in other major countries. You know that? Yes. It's four years younger than, four years shorter life spans th…”
US life expectancy is about four years shorter than in other wealthy countries, and working-class Americans live about seven years less than the top 1 percent.
“Over the last 30 years, the top 1% has seen a $21 trillion increase in their wealth. The bottom half of America has seen a $900 billion decline in their wealth.”
Sanders claims that over the last 30 years the top 1% gained $21 trillion in wealth while the bottom half of Americans lost $900 billion.