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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulls past Nancy Pelosi on Twitter

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Posted by Anomalous Sources 2019-01-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 B-A-D when Trump tweets. Superb when commies do. Got it.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-01-05 07:20|| 2019-01-05 07:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Politico: Ocasio-Cortez floats 70 percent tax on the super wealthy to fund Green New Deal

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is floating an income tax rate as high as 60 to 70 percent on the highest-earning Americans to combat carbon emissions.

Speaking with Anderson Cooper in a “60 Minutes” interview scheduled to air Sunday, Ocasio-Cortez said a dramatic increase in taxes could support her “Green New Deal” goal of eliminating the use of fossil fuels within 12 years — a goal she acknowledges is ambitious.

“What is the problem with trying to push our technological capacities to the furthest extent possible?” Ocasio-Cortez asked. “There’s an element where yeah, people are going to have to start paying their fair share in taxes.”

Ocasio-Cortez pointed out that in a progressive tax rate system, not all income for a high earner is taxed at such a high rate. Rather, rates increase on each additional level of income, with dramatic increases on especially high earnings, such as $10 million.

When Cooper pointed out such a tax plan would be a “radical” move, Ocasio-Cortez embraced the label, arguing the most influential historical figures, from Abraham Lincoln to Franklin D. Roosevelt, were called radical for their agendas as well.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-01-05 07:26|| 2019-01-05 07:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Damn those Russian bots. Hey Nancy, maybe you can convince the Chinese to counter for you?

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-01-05 07:28|| 2019-01-05 07:28|| Front Page Top

#4 AnonymousQ was obviously a false-flag account to allow AOC and her stupid sycophants to say "Conservatives criticize.."

Posted by Frank G 2019-01-05 07:59|| 2019-01-05 07:59|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm getting tired of this girl. She's a novelty at best and the novelty is wearing off fast.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-01-05 15:07|| 2019-01-05 15:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Occasional has a striking resemblance to Huma.

Posted by JohnQC 2019-01-05 23:06|| 2019-01-05 23:06|| Front Page Top

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