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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We need to revisit the tax systems that we have already had…”

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

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AOC in Conversation with David Axelrod

Published | Video Starts at 09:53

There are, of course, open discussions about expanding the court to match the number of circuit courts that we have, going from 9 to 13, specifically. There are a lot of those options. But then in terms of our economy, We need to revisit the tax systems that we have already had in the history of our country. Because when it comes to tax, this is not just about money, but it's about the construction and organization of oligarchy in our economy. And we also need to go after monopoly power, antitrust. (09:53–10:02)

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Suggests revisiting historical tax systems in the U.S.

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