Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hammered home her much-scrutinized tax plan during an appearance on Showtime's premiere of Desus and Mero, asking the hosts: "Isn't $10 million enough? Like, when does it stop?".
Unsurprisingly, the trio discussed Ocasio-Cortez's much-debated proposal for a 70 percent marginal tax rate.
"If you make more than $10 million in one year, which is a pretty good year, your 10 millionth and one dollar gets taxed at 70 percent," Ocasio-Cortez responded.
"Isn't $10 million enough? Like, when does it stop? At what point is it immoral that we're building Jeff Bezos a helipad when we have the most amount of homeless people in New York City?" she said.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a news conference to unveil their Green New Deal resolution in front of the U.S. Capitol February 7, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Ocasio-Cortez has been scrutinized over her proposal for a 70 percent marginal tax rate, but explained the plan during an appearance on Showtime's new late-night show 'Desus and Mero.' Alex Wong/Getty Images.
Ocasio-Cortez was referring to Amazon's recently abandoned plan to build another headquarters location in Long Island City, New York.
After discussing her tax plan, the show cut to previously-taped footage of Ocasio-Cortez in her Washington D.C. office.
https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-explains-tax-plan-1340643
Unsurprisingly, the trio discussed Ocasio-Cortez's much-debated proposal for a 70 percent marginal tax rate.
"If you make more than $10 million in one year, which is a pretty good year, your 10 millionth and one dollar gets taxed at 70 percent," Ocasio-Cortez responded.
"Isn't $10 million enough? Like, when does it stop? At what point is it immoral that we're building Jeff Bezos a helipad when we have the most amount of homeless people in New York City?" she said.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a news conference to unveil their Green New Deal resolution in front of the U.S. Capitol February 7, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Ocasio-Cortez has been scrutinized over her proposal for a 70 percent marginal tax rate, but explained the plan during an appearance on Showtime's new late-night show 'Desus and Mero.' Alex Wong/Getty Images.
Ocasio-Cortez was referring to Amazon's recently abandoned plan to build another headquarters location in Long Island City, New York.
After discussing her tax plan, the show cut to previously-taped footage of Ocasio-Cortez in her Washington D.C. office.
https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-explains-tax-plan-1340643
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