Ocasio-Cortez rejects 'scarcity mindset' as GOP attacks student debt relief

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'Maybe student loan forgiveness doesn't impact you. That doesn't make it bad,' the Democratic lawmaker said Saturday.

about how canceling student debt helps those who have already paid off their loans.

"Maybe student loan forgiveness doesn't impact you. That doesn't make it bad. I am sure there are certainly other things that student loan borrowers' taxes pay for that you benefit from. We can do good things and reject the scarcity mindset that says doing something good for someone else comes at the cost of something for ourselves," Ocasio-Cortez said.

The congresswoman added that not every program has an impact on everyone, and that"people with apartments pay for first time homeowner benefits. Young people contribute to Medicare for our seniors. People who take public transit pay for car infrastructure." Above, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, is seen on Capitol Hill on June 8 in Washington, D.C. Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday rejected what she called the “scarcity mindset” after Republicans criticized canceling student loan debt.

 

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Yes, it does make it bad.

Yes, it does. It’s still bad!

Tax cut of millionaires makes lay citizens bad for sure!

Every taxpayer now owes the government $2,000

Look how straight the lines are on the highway. A man could get highway hypnosis like that.

She's right. Food stamps don't affect me. I'm more than happy to help those who need them.

It does impact me i will have to pay for other peoples bad decisions that i avoided.

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