The Wall Street Journal pegs the total cost of his platform, which includes
sharp increases in Social Security and Medicare, plus free
tuition, at $ 18 trillion over 10 years, the biggest
increase in public spending since the Second World War.
By a vote of 1628 to 26, members of the statewide union of so - called academic student employees ratified the 3 - year contract granting them an immediate and retroactive 1.5 % pay
increase, future pay hikes tied to faculty raises, and continued complete remission of
tuition and fees (including health care fees) despite recent,
sharp increases in these charges.