There is no doubt that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has led an enthusiastic campaign in the Democratic primary against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He has electrified voters with his platform of free college education and a single-payer healthcare system along with his stance many other issues. While these ideas seem to be great in theory, many argue that they might not be all that applicable if Sanders were to win the presidency. Keeping in mind that these monumental ideas would never be passed by our Republican-controlled congress, let's also look at their systematic pros and cons.

First things first, Sanders might not be the realest after all (sorry Iggy Azalea). His plan to make public colleges tuition-free seems like a great idea as it is no secret that college tuition has been increasing each year.

The first part of Sanders’s plan to tackle these costs is to increase Federal Financial Aid to the point that it would reduce debt, and change the interest rate of loans. This first part is actually an opinion shared by his opponent Hillary Clinton. However, where Sanders differs is that he also plans on making public colleges altogether free. He says that he can do so by taxing Wall Street $45 billion.

While the plan seems glorious, there are fatal flaws in it that may make it hard to actually apply. The first issue is that Sanders’ plan only cuts the cost of public colleges rather than private colleges. This would easily destroy the private college system as it would be impossible for these wonderful non-public institutions to be economically competitive and only viable for richer students.

A second flaw in his plan is that it would greatly drive up the costs of college which would, in turn, make his plan much more expensive than he proposes. Free college tuition for public colleges and universities would surely cause record numbers of people to attend these academic institutions. It would not only drive up the amount of money spent on college each year but also drive up the prices of tuition per student.

In addition, public colleges and universities may drive up their costs even more because they no longer would have to be competitive to get students to pay their price knowing the government would pay it. Therefore, not only does the plan leave out millions of students pursuing private education, but in practice would be wildly costly. Not to mention the fact that the Republican-controlled House and Senate would never even consider it.

Another idea that Sanders has is to create a single-payer healthcare system for the nation. A single-payer healthcare system is essentially a system in which the federal government pays for the insurance cost of each individual which would also cover all of those pesky co-pay fees. He refers to it as a “medicare for all” plan for people whether they are employed or not.

Sanders plans on paying the trillion-dollar bill for this idea by imposing a progressive income-tax. This means people making more money would have to pay more into the system. It also involves a 6 percent tax on employers, a 37 percent tax on the income of those making $250,000.00 or more a year and ranges to a 53 percent income tax on those making over 10 million a year.

While this breakdown seems doable and according to Sanders would actually cost the country less than its current system, it seems that things would be far different in practice. Many speculate that, similarly to the free college idea, prices would increase as more and more will be under this plan.

In addition, it would increase the coverage that people already have for certain things that they never had before, costing even more than Bernie’s plan predicts. Some have even said that Sanders would need to tax closer to 20 percent as a base income tax for the country to be able to afford this plan.

Nevertheless, it is a great idea for everyone to have affordable coverage that is high quality. However, if you recall the years of extreme controversy that continue today over President Barack Obama’s Affordable Healthcare Act, imagine the reaction a reform idea far, far, far more extreme would receive.

Overall, it's not like Sanders is Dr. Evil. I mean who wouldn’t want free college tuition or healthcare coverage for all? However, what his supporters must keep in mind is that Sanders has failed to acknowledge that he would never get these ideas passed as actual legislation.

While many commend him for always sticking to his ideology (his voting record a product of that), when it comes to working the Republican-dominated Congress, he inevitably as president would have to bring his ideals far more to the center. Perhaps a center that would be more reminiscent of Hillary Clinton.