Study: Sanders' economic plan adds $18T to federal debt

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bernie Sanders' tax and spending proposals would provide new levels of health and education benefits for American families, but they'd blow an $18 trillion hole in federal deficits, piling on so much debt, they would damage the economy.

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