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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We don't have to wait for any one president to impose a…”

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

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How we beat authoritarianism. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Published | Video Starts at 03:22

So when you run for president, are you going to impose a wealth tax or a billionaire's tax? I don't think that, I don't think that anyone. And that We don't have to wait for any one president to impose a wealth tax. I think that it needs to be done expeditiously. And interestingly, when I wrote about wealth tax recently, and of course, the big argument against this is always capital flight. (03:22–03:27)

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Asserts that a wealth tax does not require waiting for a specific president.

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