Posted on 02/03/2019 4:09:35 PM PST by Libloather
Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs Chief of Staff Saikat Chakrabarti has praised his bosss use of social media and communication, pointing out that she changed the entire debate on tax in this country in a matter of days.
Shes good at communicating and shes good at taking a message and actually educating people and getting people to realize how these very complex policies work, Saikat told CNNs Reliable Sources on Sunday.
The progressive 29-year-old representative from New York, who refers to herself as a Democratic Socialist, has pushed for a significant increase on income tax for the wealthiest Americans. Under her proposal, American taxpayers would be taxed at 70 percent on every dollar they make beyond $10 million in any given year. Ocasio-Cortez, her supporters and economic experts have pointed out that the idea is actually conservative compared to policies that were widely supported by Republicans and Democrats in the 1950s and 1960s, when top earners were taxed at more than 90 percent.
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Actually, both parties have. The number of R's who actually WANT smaller government and lower taxes is very small ( if any)compared to the R's who want to raise taxes for this or that and to control us more.
...The Democrats have become a covetous abomination
...Actually, both parties have
Yup, the pursuit of POWER in all its forms has corrupted virtually all leaders in Government.
Even more painful to see in Congress Critters with R’s next to their names.
Only a mentally impared person wants taxes increased!
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