Rahm Emanuel made a statement soon after Barack Obama took office. He said, “Never let a good disaster go to waste” and AOC wants to live by that statement. She is proposing a ton of spending he had wanted included in the Coronavirus bill. For instance, some colleges have shut down for the year. She wants the US taxpayer to fork over the money it costs for them to fly home.
And just like the good socialist that she is, she also wants Medicaid or Medicare for all, free tuition and a guaranteed income even if you are not willing to work. What does any of this spending have to do with the coronavirus? Your guess is as good as mine. She did vote for the bill however. She says it doesn’t cover everything she wants but that it is a step forward.
Ocasio-Cortez called for working families to get cash infusions, like the universal basic income idea of Andrew Yang, the former White House hopeful. Since many low-income workers will be forced out of jobs because of the nationwide shutdown of the commercial sector, Ocasio-Cortez said the moment calls for bold action for an economic safety net.
“We really need to make sure that we are advocating and pushing for immediate cash infusions,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “We are asking for a complete halt to student loan payments, a halt on evictions nationwide. And we are also calling for mortgage relief.”
Now’s the time for universal health care too, she said, calling “to open and extend Medicare and Medicaid to every single person in the country that needs it.”
Ocasio-Cortez said she sent a myriad of letters to Trump Administration officials to take immediate short-term action, such as extending the census count by three months, ordering health insurance plans to reopen their enrollment period and reimbursing low-income college students for the costs to pack up and leave shuttered campuses.