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Ocasio-Cortez: Coronavirus Response Should Include ‘No-Strings’ Universal Basic Income Program
Breitbart ^ | 03/12/2020 | Hannah Bleau

Posted on 03/12/2020 12:19:31 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said on Thursday that lawmakers should consider a swath of measures, including “no-strings” universal basic income (UBI) programs, as a response to the economic impacts of the Chinese coronavirus.

The freshman lawmaker weighed in on the ongoing debate over an economic relief package designed to combat the ramifications of the coronavirus. She said while proposals, like expanding unemployment insurance, are good, they are not enough and pushed for far more drastic, big-government measures.

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1 posted on 03/12/2020 12:19:32 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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It should include sending her into space.


2 posted on 03/12/2020 12:20:09 PM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

F*&^(*& idiot.


3 posted on 03/12/2020 12:20:14 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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Incredible bs even from this gold digger!


4 posted on 03/12/2020 12:20:31 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ((FearRepublic.com - keeping the media panic narrative going 24/7 to finally bring down Trump)!!!!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

cool- can i have your income AOC?


5 posted on 03/12/2020 12:20:33 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I’d pay good money to see someone beat this moron down.


6 posted on 03/12/2020 12:20:54 PM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Sandy...drop dead.

Metaphorically, of course.


7 posted on 03/12/2020 12:21:36 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

hell yeah, why not


8 posted on 03/12/2020 12:22:00 PM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Playing politics with a pandemic. What scum.


9 posted on 03/12/2020 12:22:01 PM PDT by vespa300
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“...the Chinese coronavirus.”


Calling it by that name is racist and xenophobic!


10 posted on 03/12/2020 12:22:11 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: eartick

When do I get my check?


11 posted on 03/12/2020 12:23:29 PM PDT by moovova
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Cupid Stunt.


12 posted on 03/12/2020 12:23:34 PM PDT by jospehm20
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Ah, the Rahm Emanuel approach to solving CoronaVirus.

In addition to Universal Basic Income, there are many other things we should do to help just as much: Free abortions on demand, welfare, food stamps, free phones, amnesty for criminaliens, reparations, and on and on


13 posted on 03/12/2020 12:25:09 PM PDT by C210N
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About the only thing needed is standard unemployment insurance.

States might waive the job search requirements for those previously employed in the restaurant, air travel, hospitality or cruise industry.


14 posted on 03/12/2020 12:25:42 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So says the commie with an IQ of 2.


15 posted on 03/12/2020 12:26:21 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (It's the Wuhon Corona virus, not the U.S. coroner virus. Dem panic <> pandemic.)
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I am so ***damn sick of these parasites.

Go drink yourself a Corona, honey.


16 posted on 03/12/2020 12:26:27 PM PDT by chris37 (Impeach Chief Obama Injustice Roberts, a fraud, a clown and a tyrant!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Did she find a money tree?


17 posted on 03/12/2020 12:27:22 PM PDT by caver
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She really is that dumb.


18 posted on 03/12/2020 12:27:25 PM PDT by BuffaloJack ("Security does not exist in nature. Everything has risk." Henry Savage)
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To: C210N
In addition to Universal Basic Income, there are many other things we should do to help just as much: Free abortions on demand, welfare, food stamps, free phones, amnesty for criminaliens, reparations, and on and on

ALL of that stuff and more is in the House Coronavirus Relief Bill. All 121 pages of it.


19 posted on 03/12/2020 12:28:48 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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Never let a crisis something something...


20 posted on 03/12/2020 12:30:22 PM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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