Climate Changed
Ocasio-Cortez Suggests 70% Ultra-Rich Tax Could Pay for Climate Plan
- New York Democrat seeking to eliminate fossil fuels by 2030
- Freshman lawmaker proudly claims mantle of ‘radical’ with idea
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Progressive House Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for a sharp tax hike on the highest incomes in order to fund a massive “Green New Deal” plan that would phase out fossil fuels by 2030, as she tries to push the political debate to the left.
“It’s ambitious,” the New York Representative told 60 Minutes in an interview scheduled to air Sunday. “It’s going to require a lot of rapid change that we don’t even conceive as possible right now.”