1). Universal Higher Education
Bernie Sanders is preaching universal higher education in America. College students, being weighed down by their thousands upon thousands of dollars in student loan debt, are envisioning a world where they might actually get to spend their future pay checks on things that aren’t bills!
2). Refinance Student Loans
Those who have already gone to college and left, with thousands of dollars of debt following them, will have a chance to refinance their student loan debt under Bernie Sanders. Senator Sanders would let anyone paying off student loans refinance at a lower rate.
3). Reasonable Gun Control Policy
Lately gun control has become a very hot issue in the White House. President Obama has put out a very stringent policy for gun control that has brought down his favorability in recent weeks. Senator Sanders has offered up a much less stringent policy, offering to make background checks mandatory everywhere, while also stating that it should be up to the state and not the federal government to handle waiting periods on guns.
4). Increasing Minimum Wage
The United States Federal Minimum Wage currently stands at $7.25. According to pbs.org, about twenty percent of those making minimum wage are college aged ( ages 16 to 19 ). A bill set forth by current President Obama to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 was recently denied in Congress. Senator Sanders would like to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
5). More Jobs
Bernie Sanders, among other ideas for jobs, has proposed the Rebuild America Act, the purpose of which will not only help rebuild the infrastructure in America, but open upon thirteen million jobs in the country.
6). Health Care for All
Senator Sanders has proposed Universal Health Care for all people. Twenty million Americans still have no health care. Even those who do have health care are being cheated with high deductibles and not being covered for procedures that are needed. Bernie proposes that everyone in America should be given healthcare with a Medicare for all system.
7). Fund Planned Parenthood
Senator Sanders has been an advocate towards women’s rights. He supports Planned Parenthood, which provides services for women that include testing for STI’s and HIV, cancer screenings, general health care, etc… The Vermont Senator plans to expand Planned Parenthood and offer more funding.
8). Fix the White Male dominated Work Place
Even though the Equal Pay Act has been in effect since 1963 , Caucasian women are still making 78 cents to every dollar that a man makes. African American women make 64 cents to every dollar that a Caucasian man makes. Hispanic women make 54 cents to every dollar that the white man makes. Senator Sanders is proposing the Paycheck Fairness Law, in order to strengthen the Equal Pay Act.
