Try this thought experiment: If new technology suddenly made it cheap to fix climate change, would Ocasio-Cortez stop wanting to raise taxes? I would guess not. I think the desire to raise taxes precedes the choice of how to spend the money.
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Sure, I guess my point is we shouldn't shut down ideas by saying socialism = bad. Capitalism = good and framing this as a dichotomous choice. The world has seen success of social programs without authoritarianism.
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