As candidates announced their candidacy several months ago, it seemed inevitable that Hillary Clinton would win the Democratic nomination.
However, Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist from Vermont, quickly gained traction in polls. It’s not surprising considering his platform. He is promising things like free college for all Americans, an expansion of Medicare to give everyone health insurance and the creation of a million jobs for disadvantaged youth.
All of his promises sound good — too good to be true, in fact.
With all of his promises, he has offered only vague explanations of how the government would pay for all of his proposals.