Republicans are accidentally doing more to advance progressive values than Democrats

https://thinkprogress.org/ocasio-cortez-secret-weapon-89e008e8bcec/

By Adam Peck at Think Progress

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Something strange and unfamiliar has taken root in Washington, DC these past few days. In between segments about Donald Trump’s latest impeachable offense, Republican intransigence in the face of a cataclysmic government shutdown, and whatever other mundanity du jour is on the docket, cable news shows have carved out time to talk about honest-to-God policy proposals.

Specifically, we find ourselves amidst a nationwide conversation about, of all things, marginal tax rates. How we got here is clear: a rising star of the Democratic Party has sought to introduce herself to the American people by extolling the virtues of making the wealthiest among them pay their fair share for the good of the country.

“Look, there was a time in a very prosperous America — an America that was growing a middle class, an America in which working families were doing better generation after generation after generation — where the top marginal rate was well above 50 percent,” she said, in defense of her call for a thorough re-examination of the federal tax code, which has sustained multiple rounds of Republican sabotage over the past few decades.

And yes, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has also been talking about marginal tax rates. But the aforementioned quote is not from Congress’ youngest representative. Rather, it comes courtesy of newly minted presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). The comment came this past July, during an interview with an incredulous CNBC host.



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