So where will the extra $16 trillion come from to pay for Sanders' plan?

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76. I'm supporting evidence based policies, thanks!

I support Democratic politicians who are working their asses off - effectively - for poor and sick people, and those whose obstacles to the American dream are dismissed as "identity politics" by others.

I support results over promises, and Democrats like Hillary Clinton were among the best at doing that. Humble, honest, and not afraid to be "overprepared," or to consult experts, and change her mind when she got new data. A genuine, smart public servant.

I am proud to be a Democrat. I just wish that others weren't threatened by the party that truly is fighting for the common man and woman. I won't latch onto dogma, or a cult of personality because that gets in the way of learning, and coming up with multiple strategies for progress. I guess I've always been an independent thinker, and approach things too rationally to get caught up in political fundamentalism, which is holding on to something no matter what new data comes along - however comforting that might be

Politicians are human, after all, no matter how infallible they might believe they are. Old school authority figures that demand fealty and forbid dissent never did sit well with me, no matter how 'charismatic' they might be in front of crowds of people who never see what the old school domineering types are like in a room full of other people trying to do good.