Ocasio-Cortez: Unlike Infrastructure Spending, Tax Cuts Return ‘a Couple Cents’ for Every Dollar

TODD How do you ░░░░░░░░ financing this Is it ░░░░░░░░ through Government is it ░░░░░░░░ how are you envisioning ░░░░░░░░ that doens t end ░░░░░░░░ with rank and file ░░░░░░░░ OCASIO CORTEZ So there ░░░░░░░░ a couple things One ░░░░░░░░ that I think one ░░░░░░░░ that the right tries ░░░░░░░░ mischaracterize what we re ░░░░░░░░ ias though it s ░░░░░░░░ some kind of a ░░░░░░░░ government takeover Obviously what ░░░░░░░░ re trying to do ░░░░░░░░ it s not that ░░░░░░░░ what we re trying ░░░░░░░░ do is release the ░░░░░░░░ from the federal government ░░░░░░░░ mobilize those resources across ░░░░░░░░ country How do we ░░░░░░░░ there It can come ░░░░░░░░ a wide range of ░░░░░░░░ It could be Tennessee ░░░░░░░░ Authority style public programs ░░░░░░░░ it could also be ░░░░░░░░ private partnerships it can ░░░░░░░░ down on a municipal ░░░░░░░░ there could be some ░░░░░░░░ contracting involved So it ░░░░░░░░ not as though the ░░░░░░░░ Government will wave and ░░░░░░░░ and say we re ░░░░░░░░ to do it ourselves ░░░░░░░░ I think one of ░░░░░░░░ big issues too is ░░░░░░░░ we have to really ░░░░░░░░ the fact that there ░░░░░░░░ been this broken metaphor ░░░░░░░░ the Government as this ░░░░░░░░ in and one out ░░░░░░░░ bank that Republicans like ░░░░░░░░ say applies to Democratic ░░░░░░░░ but when it is ░░░░░░░░ turn at the helm ░░░░░░░░ just cut whatever check ░░░░░░░░ want to cut which ░░░░░░░░ what they did with ░░░░░░░░ tax cut bill However ░░░░░░░░ tax cut bill they ░░░░░░░░ about in terms of ░░░░░░░░ it will generate economic ░░░░░░░░ We know that for ░░░░░░░░ dollar you cut in ░░░░░░░░ you get just a ░░░░░░░░ cents back But for ░░░░░░░░ dollar you invest in ░░░░░░░░ in building in jobs ░░░░░░░░ get more than a ░░░░░░░░ back.”