Ocasio-Cortez admits how much her 'Green New Deal' will cost — the number is startling
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) admitted how much it would cost to get
started on her audacious "Green New Deal" to combat global warming, and the
number is startlingly high.
started on her audacious "Green New Deal" to combat global warming, and the
number is startlingly high.
"I think we really need to get to $10 trillion to have a shot," Ocasio-Cortez said in
response to the question from The Hill on Wednesday.
response to the question from The Hill on Wednesday.
The socialist democrat has touted her plan despite the Democratic leadership
ignoring it and even openly mocking it. Democrats have drawn up their own plan to
tackle global warming.
ignoring it and even openly mocking it. Democrats have drawn up their own plan to
tackle global warming.
"I know it's a ton," she added in her statement. "I don't think anyone wants to spend
that amount of money, it's not a fun number to say, I'm not excited to say we need to
spend $10 trillion on climate, but... it's just the fact of the scenario."
that amount of money, it's not a fun number to say, I'm not excited to say we need to
spend $10 trillion on climate, but... it's just the fact of the scenario."
Ocasio-Cortez also faced ridicule and mockery after she released a FAQ document
on her website that included many outrageous policies that she was proposing under
the Green New Deal. The document was later deleted from her website.
on her website that included many outrageous policies that she was proposing under
the Green New Deal. The document was later deleted from her website.
"It's not popular," said Ocasio-Cortez of the cost of fighting climate change, "it's not
politically popular. People are going to call it unrealistic, and I just don't think people
understand how bad the problem is."
politically popular. People are going to call it unrealistic, and I just don't think people
understand how bad the problem is."
The upstart freshman member of Congress was previously mocked for trying to
explain how to easily pay for Medicare-For-All, and employing very bad arithmetic
to do it.
explain how to easily pay for Medicare-For-All, and employing very bad arithmetic
to do it.
Here's another critic of the Green New Deal:
Ocasio-Cortez admits how much her 'Green New Deal' will cost — the number is startling
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