American Mirror
November 7, 2018
New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez continues to make mind-boggling comments.
During an interview with Univision’s Jorge Ramos, the socialist was asked how American taxpayers would pay for the multi-billion dollar “Medicare for all” plan that she and other far-left Democrats support.
“You just… pay for it,” she said with a weird pause.
When Ramos pointed out that critics say the socialist program would be “more expensive” than the current system, Ocasio-Cortez provided a rambling response that completely veered off topic.
“People often say, like, how are you going to pay for it and I find the question so puzzling because ‘How do you pay for something that’s more affordable? How do you pay for cheaper rent?’ You just pay for it,” she said. “We’re paying more now.”
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According to a study from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, the “Medicare for all” plan would increase government health care spending by $32.6 trillion over 10 years.
Not allowing facts and data to get in the way of her talking points, Ocasio-Cortez launched into another diatribe about handing out more free stuff to people.
“In a modern, moral and wealthy society, no person should be too poor to live,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “We should treat healthcare, housing, and education as rights.”
She added: “I believe we should guarantee a basic level of human dignity in America.”
Later in that same interview, Ocasio-Cortez said it’s a “no-brainer” that President Donald Trump should be impeached.
“I mean, yeah. To…