Eric Zorn: Ocasio-Cortez schools the GOP on how progressive taxes really work
In my mind's eye, former Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker was chuckling softly and flexing his fingers Tuesday morning as he prepared to hit send on a tweet mocking a tax proposal recently floated by newly elected Democratic U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
In an interview that aired Jan. 6 on CBS' "60 Minutes," Ocasio-Cortez floated the idea of federal income "tax rates as high as 60 or 70 percent" when asked what she thought a "fair-share" rate would look like for wealthier Americans.
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