For Ocasio-Cortez, You Just Pay For It.

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Have you ever been skint...? I mean have you ever had no money and no access to money to get
you and your family through the week? If not, you've been lucky and these days, I've got to admit
that many of the young can't ever comprehend such a situation.

That's why we get this...

Ocasio-Cortez calls question about how to pay for Medicare for all ‘puzzling’.

'New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a quick answer when asked how Americans
would pay for the 'Medicare for all' plan she and other socialist-leaning Democrats favor: "Just pay for it."



In an interview with Jorge Ramos last week, Ocasio-Cortez was asked how she would pay for the multibillion-dollar
health care plan promoted by liberal lawmakers like Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif. Ramos
noted critics say the program would be "more expensive" than the current system, to which she answered that people
would "just pay for it."

“People often say, like, how are you going to pay for it and I find the question so puzzling because ‘How do you pay for
something that’s more affordable? How do you pay for cheaper rent?’ You just pay for it,” she said.
“We’re paying more now.”

According to recent studies, the program, first introduced by Sanders over the summer, would increase government
health spending by $32.6 trillion over 10 years.

The spending hikes would allow the government to replace what employers and consumers currently pay for health care
-delivering significant savings on administrative and drug costs, but increasing demand for care that would drive up
spending, according to a study released by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University over the summer.

The study estimated that doubling all federal individual and corporate income taxes would not fully cover the additional
costs for the program. But under the plan, all Americans would gain access to government insurance with no copays
or deductibles for medical services.

The insurance industry would be relegated to a minor role in the system. Supporters argue that other developed countries
already have implemented systems like this, and America’s private insurance-centered model continues to leave some
families with crushing costs.

“In a modern, moral and wealthy society, no person should be too poor to live,” Ocasio-Cortez told Ramos.
“We should treat healthcare, housing, and education as rights.”
She added: “I believe we should guarantee a basic level of human dignity in America.”

Ocasio-Cortez, who defeated long-time incumbent Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., is the
front-runner in her midterm race Tuesday against her Republican opponent Anthony Pappas...'

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Yes... it grows on trees these days.