Sen. Bernie Sanders, for the moment the front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, has built his campaign on the idea that the U.S. government should provide all Americans with many of the basic necessities of life.

What do those necessities include? Healthcare, of course. "Medicare for all" has been Sanders' persistent and dominant campaign theme, in many ways the raison d'etre of his presidential quest. As Sanders says, the United States should "guarantee healthcare to all people as a right."

But Sanders' philosophical conviction that the government should be responsible for providing the basics of life extends well beyond healthcare. A glance at the Sanders campaign website shows his proposals that the government guarantee:

  • Medicare for all
  • Jobs for all
  • Housing for all
  • College for all
  • Justice and safety for all
  • Fair banking for all
  • High-speed internet for all

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