Voters were stunned when progressive rising star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took the floor yesterday at a town hall in her district and made some surprisingly articulate comments on the complex economic issues behind skyrocketing gas prices.
The freshman Congresswoman embraced the topic with her usual enthusiasm, offering some unusual yet penetrating analyses of how income inequality, the unbounded influence of financial institutions and the Federal Reserve's habit of propping up the stock market can combine to drive prices up. As soon as the crowd heard her explain why the federal gas tax is only part of the bigger picture, many nodded with understanding and appreciation.
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