When it comes to how the federal government should financially aid families struggling to get through the coronavirus pandemic, Bernie Sanders is right: The government must do more.

This is not an endorsement of Sanders, his Senate proposal, or socialism. But Sanders does seem to understand that the extreme circumstance we find ourselves in right now must be met with an extreme solution, even if that means breaking with the usual fiscal rules.

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