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Democratic lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appears to agree with the idea that a world that allows for billionaires is not moral.
Speaking at a Martin Luther King forum in New York City, Monday, Ocasio-Cortez was asked whether “a world that allows for billionaires” is “a moral outcome,” Ocasio-Cortez responded: “No it’s not. It’s not.”
The freshman congresswoman clarified, however, that she does not believe “like Bill Gates, for example, or Warren Buffett are immoral people.”
“I’m not saying that, but I do think a system that allows billionaires to exist when there are parts of Alabama where people are still getting ringworm because they don’t have access to public health is wrong,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
“I think that it’s wrong that a vast majority of the country does not make a living great wage. I think it’s wrong that you can work 100 hours and not feed your kids. I think it’s wrong that corporations like Walmart and Amazon can get paid.”
WIBC host Tony Katz responds to Ms. Ocasio-Cortez in today’s Popcorn Moment:
