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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “The largest corporations in America who pay the least in…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is trying to find her party's path back into power. | Morning Edition | NPR

Published | Video Starts at 25:59

I think it's not just it is about our society writ large is completely slanted so that the gains that we have go to the wealthy, go to the corporate class, go to The largest corporations in America who pay the least in taxes, and everyday working people who pay much higher percentages of their income in taxes. seeing the least benefit in society. And that is a governance problem, it is a social problem, it is an economy wide problem. (25:59–26:14)

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Asserts that large corporations pay the least in taxes while working people pay higher percentages of their income.

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