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On the recordJune 3, 2019
How is this not extremely similar to the 2008 financial crisis and the mortgage crisis?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez draws parallels between current risks and past financial crises.

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