Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Proposes 70% Tax on Super Wealthy

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) walks up to participate in drawing a lottery number for her new office on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Nov. 30, 2018. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

Newly elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called for a stunningly high tax rate for those with deeper pockets in a CBS 60 Minutes interview scheduled to air on Jan. 6.

Speaking to journalist Anderson Cooper, Ocasio-Cortez—the youngest woman ever elected to Congress—revealed her plan to fund an ambitious new environmental agenda she has backed dubbed the “Green New Deal.”