We got two in one day! Covering newly elected socialist Ocasio-Cortez for the next few years is going to be great!
First, news came out that “my-election-was-as-historic-as-the-moon-landing” Cortez is seeking a seat on the powerful House Financial Services Committee. If she lands a spot on the committee, she’ll basically be running America’s finances with Maxine Waters who is slated to be chairwoman of the committee next year.
Now word is coming in that Cortez made a huge math goof today. The incoming socialist stated that the Pentagon lost $21 trillion and that that money could have helped pay for “Medicare for all.” The problem? According to a noted economist, all the money spent by the Pentagon since 1789 doesn’t even come close to that figure.
Wow. You claim $21 Trillion in Pentagon Waste? The entire Pentagon budget from 1789-2018 has totaled $18 trillion,
Come on, This is embarrassing. https://t.co/ezdhqWQFyc
— Brian Riedl (@Brian_Riedl) December 2, 2018
Basically, Cortez said that the Pentagon has lost more money than it has ever spent. EVER.
Carmine Sabia of The Federalist Papers reported:
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez really should take a class before she heads to Congress. In fact she should take several. Your humble correspondent has to correct her on a near daily basis. And it happened again on Sunday when she, again, attempted to sound smart and, again, embarrassed herself. She either has no idea what she is talking about, likely, or she is intentionally misleading people to push her Medicare For All fantasy.
“$21 TRILLION of Pentagon financial transactions “could not be traced, documented, or explained.”
“$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T.
“That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon.
“And that’s before our premiums,” she wrote.
$21 TRILLION of Pentagon financial transactions “could not be traced, documented, or explained.”
$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T.
That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon.
And that’s before our premiums. https://t.co/soT6GSmDSG
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 2, 2018
It is an accounting thing. The cash is not lost. It was spent on important things for our military you halfwit.
I had to step in and take her to school.
It gets annoying having to teach you daily. Ok lets start.
It is not lost. It is not adequately documented or supported.
It is called unsupported adjustments.
It did not disappear.
You want to be on the finance committee?
Take a class.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) December 2, 2018
But I was not the only one.
Wow. You claim $21 Trillion in Pentagon Waste? The entire Pentagon budget from 1789-2018 has totaled $18 trillion,
Come on, This is embarrassing. https://t.co/ezdhqWQFyc
— Brian Riedl (@Brian_Riedl) December 2, 2018
This is annoying because AOC is making a bad/self defeating argument for something I support. 1, "can't be audited because DOD is bad at accounting" is not the same as "wasted." Makes her look like she doesn't know what she's talking about. https://t.co/DVzrUB8bSr
— David Solimini (@CommsDirector) December 2, 2018
He supports her and he is roasting her.”
And she wants to run America’s finances? Hell no!
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Ocasio-Cortez Seeks Seat On House Committee To Run America’s Finances With Maxine Waters
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