
Episode 1049 • • 43:03 - 47:26
1049: Rent Men
Job Guarantee Theory, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chuck Todd
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's "job guarantee" policy is analyzed as a radical economic theory that replaces unemployment with a buffer stock of government-employed workers to control inflation. During an interview with Chuck Todd on Meet the Press, Ocasio-Cortez defines democratic socialism as ensuring no American is "too poor to live." The hosts criticize Todd for failing to ask about her stance on abolishing ICE.
