Trevor Noah Presses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: ‘How Do You Pay’ For Free Health Care and Education?

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Trevor Congratulations ░░░░░░░░ being the nominee and ░░░░░░░░ importantly congratulations on being ░░░░░░░░ the dream of half ░░░░░░░░ country and a nightmare ░░░░░░░░ another half Laughter I ░░░░░░░░ take it I ll ░░░░░░░░ it Trevor You seem ░░░░░░░░ you have been taking ░░░░░░░░ The term Democratic Socialist ░░░░░░░░ never felt like it ░░░░░░░░ more weight to it ░░░░░░░░ now We hear your ░░░░░░░░ on the news every ░░░░░░░░ day When you use ░░░░░░░░ term what do you ░░░░░░░░ people to understand by ░░░░░░░░ Well I think what ░░░░░░░░ want people to understand ░░░░░░░░ that we live in ░░░░░░░░ society that is capable ░░░░░░░░ are capable of ensuring ░░░░░░░░ we have basic frameworks ░░░░░░░░ people can be covered ░░░░░░░░ health insurance can send ░░░░░░░░ kids to college where ░░░░░░░░ can pursue a very ░░░░░░░░ action on climate change ░░░░░░░░ save our future and ░░░░░░░░ is part of a ░░░░░░░░ and ethical economy and ░░░░░░░░ we can legislate from ░░░░░░░░ value and where it ░░░░░░░░ possible I believe we ░░░░░░░░ morally obliged to pursue ░░░░░░░░ Trevor When you look ░░░░░░░░ the power of labels ░░░░░░░░ politics you understand how ░░░░░░░░ a label can be ░░░░░░░░ s attached to your ░░░░░░░░ or an idea Do ░░░░░░░░ ever interest consider taking ░░░░░░░░ out of your labor ░░░░░░░░ ask this as an ░░░░░░░░ I saw an interesting ░░░░░░░░ that say millennials in ░░░░░░░░ generation haven t been ░░░░░░░░ in the same way ░░░░░░░░ socialism as the older ░░░░░░░░ has I wonder if ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez would say ░░░░░░░░ don t mind not ░░░░░░░░ called a socialist but ░░░░░░░░ are still my platform ░░░░░░░░ you do you feel ░░░░░░░░ able to run on ░░░░░░░░ platform and say you ░░░░░░░░ who you are Which ░░░░░░░░ do you prefer to ░░░░░░░░ I think my strength ░░░░░░░░ I m honest and ░░░░░░░░ and I think even ░░░░░░░░ write letters to our ░░░░░░░░ saying thank you and ░░░░░░░░ of the reasons they ░░░░░░░░ that a is because ░░░░░░░░ money out of politics ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan and post ░░░░░░░░ issue Trevor Right Everybody ░░░░░░░░ it s a problem ░░░░░░░░ then B I think ░░░░░░░░ appreciate that I am ░░░░░░░░ and that I m ░░░░░░░░ trying to not be ░░░░░░░░ I am in order ░░░░░░░░ get you to like ░░░░░░░░ you know Trevor Right ░░░░░░░░ know I m here ░░░░░░░░ is what it s ░░░░░░░░ Medicare for all tuition ░░░░░░░░ public college a green ░░░░░░░░ that s what I ░░░░░░░░ as It s also ░░░░░░░░ to say that this ░░░░░░░░ label is something I ░░░░░░░░ the media cares more ░░░░░░░░ because I don t ░░░░░░░░ on a person s ░░░░░░░░ and say hey Let ░░░░░░░░ tell you about socialism ░░░░░░░░ s not how I ░░░░░░░░ Trevor That s like ░░░░░░░░ s witnesses Exactly exactly ░░░░░░░░ I also think that ░░░░░░░░ don t knock on ░░░░░░░░ person s door and ░░░░░░░░ hey let me tell ░░░░░░░░ about being a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ I don t say ░░░░░░░░ I speak to people ░░░░░░░░ needs And you know ░░░░░░░░ Fox News and if ░░░░░░░░ want to continue using ░░░░░░░░ word they re going ░░░░░░░░ use the word Trevor ░░░░░░░░ I think by me ░░░░░░░░ oh no I m ░░░░░░░░ this that and the ░░░░░░░░ it just becomes a ░░░░░░░░ We re here to ░░░░░░░░ about wages we re ░░░░░░░░ to talk about tax ░░░░░░░░ re hear to talk ░░░░░░░░ saving our bland et ░░░░░░░░ the planet a carbon ░░░░░░░░ people paying their fair ░░░░░░░░ and saving the country ░░░░░░░░ Trevor Right Applause Before ░░░░░░░░ let you go then ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ things that I want ░░░░░░░░ speak to you about ░░░░░░░░ is those ideas I ░░░░░░░░ most people would agree ░░░░░░░░ especially if they don ░░░░░░░░ know the label that ░░░░░░░░ are attached to you ░░░░░░░░ Right NOAH But then ░░░░░░░░ pragmatic side of it ░░░░░░░░ in as you said ░░░░░░░░ do you pay for ░░░░░░░░ You always see people ░░░░░░░░ in with economic arguments ░░░░░░░░ they say look these ░░░░░░░░ don t really add ░░░░░░░░ You know in order ░░░░░░░░ get healthcare for everybody ░░░░░░░░ is what it would ░░░░░░░░ That is going to ░░░░░░░░ troubling Even if you ░░░░░░░░ the tax deal that ░░░░░░░░ only 5 of what ░░░░░░░░ need to pay for ░░░░░░░░ How do you pay ░░░░░░░░ education and all these ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez This is ░░░░░░░░ excellent excellent question There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ of the envelope stuff ░░░░░░░░ on our values I ░░░░░░░░ down with a Nobel ░░░░░░░░ economist last week I ░░░░░░░░ t believe I can ░░░░░░░░ that it s really ░░░░░░░░ laughter Ocasio Cortez But ░░░░░░░░ of the things we ░░░░░░░░ is if people pay ░░░░░░░░ fair share if corporations ░░░░░░░░ the ultra wealthy for ░░░░░░░░ as Warren Buffett likes ░░░░░░░░ say if he pays ░░░░░░░░ much as his secretary ░░░░░░░░ 15 tax rate if ░░░░░░░░ paid if we reverse ░░░░░░░░ tax bill raise our ░░░░░░░░ tax rate to 28 ░░░░░░░░ is not even as ░░░░░░░░ as it was before ░░░░░░░░ we do those two ░░░░░░░░ and close some of ░░░░░░░░ loopholes that s 2 ░░░░░░░░ right there That s ░░░░░░░░ trillion in 10 years ░░░░░░░░ it s one of ░░░░░░░░ wide estimates is that ░░░░░░░░ s going to take ░░░░░░░░ trillion to 4 trillion ░░░░░░░░ transition us to 100 ░░░░░░░░ economy So we have ░░░░░░░░ trillion from folks paying ░░░░░░░░ fair share which they ░░░░░░░░ t paying before the ░░░░░░░░ tax bill They weren ░░░░░░░░ paying that before the ░░░░░░░░ tax bill If we ░░░░░░░░ people to pay their ░░░░░░░░ share that s 2 ░░░░░░░░ in 10 years If ░░░░░░░░ implement a carbon tax ░░░░░░░░ top of that to ░░░░░░░░ and incentivize people away ░░░░░░░░ fossil fuels the we ░░░░░░░░ a carb tax an ░░░░░░░░ amount a large amount ░░░░░░░░ revenue that we can ░░░░░░░░ Then the last key ░░░░░░░░ is extremely important is ░░░░░░░░ prioritization Just last year ░░░░░░░░ gave the military a ░░░░░░░░ billion budget increase which ░░░░░░░░ didn t even ask ░░░░░░░░ They re like we ░░░░░░░░ t want another fighter ░░░░░░░░ They re like don ░░░░░░░░ give us another nuclear ░░░░░░░░ you know NOAH Right ░░░░░░░░ Cortez They didn t ░░░░░░░░ ask for it and ░░░░░░░░ gave it to them ░░░░░░░░ a lot of what ░░░░░░░░ need to do reprioritize ░░░░░░░░ we want accomplish as ░░░░░░░░ nation Really what this ░░░░░░░░ about is saying healthcare ░░░░░░░░ important enough for us ░░░░░░░░ put first Education is ░░░░░░░░ enough for us to ░░░░░░░░ first That is a ░░░░░░░░ that requires political and ░░░░░░░░ courage from both parts ░░░░░░░░ the aisle period Applause ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ being on the show ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez everybody We ░░░░░░░░ be right back.