Does the U.S. Spend $80 Billion a Year on Incarceration?
At the third Democratic debate, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said "We are spending $80 billion a year locking up our fellow Americans...
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Does Significantly Less Than 10 Percent of Defense Spending Go to Fighting International Terrorism?
During the November 14th Democratic debate, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said “We're spending over $600 billion a year on the military and...
Does the U.S. Spend More Per Person on Health Care Without Better Outcomes?
In the November 14 Democratic debate, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said the United States spends more per person on health care than any other...
Is the Real Unemployment Rate 10%?
In the Democratic debate on November 14, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that the real unemployment rate was around 10 percent. When Sanders...
Could Eliminating the Payroll Tax Cap Extend Solvency to 2061 and Allow for Expanded Benefits?
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) discussed his plans to increase Social Security benefits and extend the program's solvency by saying "And the way...
Sanders and Clinton Release Plans to Tackle Prescription Drug Costs
Over the past few weeks, the two leading Democratic candidates for President, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator...