Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Ocasio-Cortez Credits Prosperity Under Capitalism to 'Course of Human Evolution'

Self-declared Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who defeated Rep. Joe Crowley in a congressional primary last month, said Friday that material gains under capitalism were the result of "Human evolution."

Hoover asked about the future of capitalism and pointed out that it's the economic system that has brought the most people out of poverty, but Ocasio-Cortez attributed modern prosperity to humanity's natural growth.

"So I would hope that the most recent economic system, our current economic system, is the one that is most beneficial for everyday people."

"We're starting to see that the people who create value in society are not experiencing any portion of the value that they are creating. So I do think that, absolutely, capitalism was the most efficient and best economy, perhaps, for the time that it was at, perhaps. But as we evolve, as automation begins to take out extremely large industries, we have to say that we aren't going to throw those people away," she said.

"Ultimately we are marching towards progress on this issue. I do think that we are going to see an evolution in our economic system of an unprecedented degree. And it's hard to say what direction that that takes," she said.

Hoover pressed on whether she though capitalism would be the dominant system in the future, and Ocasio-Cortez said, "It's absolutely a question."

Ocasio-Cortez has struggled to differentiate between the socialist system and her democratic socialist views since she gained instant notoriety for her victory over Crowley.

http://freebeacon.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-credits-prosperity-capitalism-course-human-evolution/

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