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...education to be accessible to and affordable for all Americans. Although Sanders is 74, his support base currently consists mainly of young people, only 20% of whom voted in the 2014 elections. This is a major electoral constituency which the Republicans have simply ignored, and which other Democratic contenders including Hillary Clinton have failed to attract in large...

...education, defence, and so on) and oversees the collection of taxes (such as Income Tax, Value Added Tax (VAT) and excise duty on petrol). When the government uses these spending and revenue raising activities to stabilise the economy, this comes under the purview of fiscal policy, which is the main focus of this section. It should be emphasised that the role of fiscal...

...technology, nuclear energy was regarded favourably and opposing views were largely absent. Later on, as fears about the risks from nuclear energy grew so too did opposition, contributing to a more defensive position by pro-nuclear interests. For a while it appeared that an uneasy consensus was emerging on the issue of radioactive waste management, but positions on the...