Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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You are scared to go to the doctor because you don't think that you'll be even able to afford a blood test. That you're working tirelessly and you're not even making money.
You are scared to go to the doctor because you don't think that you'll be even able to afford a blood test. That you're working tirelessly and you're not even making money.
You are scared to go to the doctor because you don't think that you'll be even able to afford a blood test. That you're working tirelessly and you're not even making money.
Eight nine bucks an hour in a lot of places in this country And then on top of it everything feels increasingly like a scam that not only are grocery prices going up, but it's like Everything has a fee and a surcharge and I think that anger Is put out at government It is put out at a lot of different areas and in terms of efficiency, our government can be tremendously efficient for the wealthy.
Eight nine bucks an hour in a lot of places in this country And then on top of it everything feels increasingly like a scam that not only are grocery prices going up, but it's like Everything has a fee and a surcharge and I think that anger Is put out at government It is put out at a lot of different areas and in terms of efficiency, our government can be tremendously efficient for the wealthy.
Eight nine bucks an hour in a lot of places in this country And then on top of it everything feels increasingly like a scam that not only are grocery prices going up, but it's like Everything has a fee and a surcharge and I think that anger Is put out at government It is put out at a lot of different areas and in terms of efficiency, our government can be tremendously efficient for the wealthy.
But inefficient at times in delivering things for working people, that is not the same thing as justifying cutting the very few things that people actually interface with. Going after the post office, going after the VA, going after Medicaid and Medicare. Those are two entirely different propositions.
But inefficient at times in delivering things for working people, that is not the same thing as justifying cutting the very few things that people actually interface with. Going after the post office, going after the VA, going after Medicaid and Medicare. Those are two entirely different propositions.
But inefficient at times in delivering things for working people, that is not the same thing as justifying cutting the very few things that people actually interface with. Going after the post office, going after the VA, going after Medicaid and Medicare. Those are two entirely different propositions.
I think when we talk about breaking things, messing things up, I mean, to the FAA, no. To the NIH, no. To our ability to contain Ebola before it gets on a plane and comes into the United States, no. I don't want someone being reckless with the most critical infrastructure.
I think when we talk about breaking things, messing things up, I mean, to the FAA, no. To the NIH, no. To our ability to contain Ebola before it gets on a plane and comes into the United States, no. I don't want someone being reckless with the most critical infrastructure.
I think when we talk about breaking things, messing things up, I mean, to the FAA, no. To the NIH, no. To our ability to contain Ebola before it gets on a plane and comes into the United States, no. I don't want someone being reckless with the most critical infrastructure.
I don't want someone being reckless abandoning experimental medical devices that are implanted in everyday Americans who have no other recourse because their disease has so far progressed. I actually don't want someone taking a wrecking ball to someone's chemotherapy to just see what happens.
I don't want someone being reckless abandoning experimental medical devices that are implanted in everyday Americans who have no other recourse because their disease has so far progressed. I actually don't want someone taking a wrecking ball to someone's chemotherapy to just see what happens.
I don't want someone being reckless abandoning experimental medical devices that are implanted in everyday Americans who have no other recourse because their disease has so far progressed. I actually don't want someone taking a wrecking ball to someone's chemotherapy to just see what happens.
Now, I do think that we can examine certain things like Medicare Advantage, that I think is a scam, that in the name of so-called efficiency, ironically enough, we have... handed over huge amounts of healthcare disbursements to private insurers who are pocketing it and giving less coverage to the people who receive this than ever before, sure, yeah, let's go after that.
Now, I do think that we can examine certain things like Medicare Advantage, that I think is a scam, that in the name of so-called efficiency, ironically enough, we have... handed over huge amounts of healthcare disbursements to private insurers who are pocketing it and giving less coverage to the people who receive this than ever before, sure, yeah, let's go after that.
Now, I do think that we can examine certain things like Medicare Advantage, that I think is a scam, that in the name of so-called efficiency, ironically enough, we have... handed over huge amounts of healthcare disbursements to private insurers who are pocketing it and giving less coverage to the people who receive this than ever before, sure, yeah, let's go after that.
But I don't think we just destroy everything that we have worked so hard for as a country to become innovative, to become just, to have some of the only lifelines that people have in this country to a roof over their head or food in their children's stomach. No, I don't think that we gamble with that.
But I don't think we just destroy everything that we have worked so hard for as a country to become innovative, to become just, to have some of the only lifelines that people have in this country to a roof over their head or food in their children's stomach. No, I don't think that we gamble with that.