From reactions to Ocasio-Cortez's Daily Show clip I expected fire-breathing socialism. Watched it, heard garden-variety liberalism: Raise taxes, cut military spending, spend on social programs. Disagree, sure. But after a big debt-financed, rich-skewing tax cut, it's not weird.
She was also wrong about about military spending ($700B total budget, not budget increase, and SecDef Mattis requested it, it wasn't forced on the Pentagon). My comment is in response to the "OMG Socialism! Venezuela!!!" takes that flooded my timeline.
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No doubt. Every time someone scream socialism, I say, “I sure hope you aren’t using the roads, police, or fire, because that’s also paid by your taxes !!”
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