The liberal media has been celebrating Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s sudden rise to stardom. The New York socialist is outspoken about her severe stance on raising taxes. But a few skeletons are coming out of her closet, now that she’s in the limelight.

You’ve probably read about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently. The rookie politician beat long-time Democrat Joseph Crowley in a primary run. It shocked the Democratic Party that a newcomer could beat a man who had his seat for ten terms. Ocasio-Cortez is the one that made news for demanding that ICE be abolished — an obvious political ploy to win over Latino votes in Queens.

Because of her shocking win, she inspired other long-time Democrats to take the radical stance. Ocasio-Cortez’s recent victory is inspiring more Democrats to jump off the deep end, a move that will surely hasten the party’s demise.

But along with terrible views on immigration, Ocasio-Cortez is a staunch socialist. Like many other brain-dead leftists, she wants to punish the job creators of our country with higher taxes. All to waste on government programs, of course. She believes the rich don’t deserve their money (nor do you); it should be taken by force and given to people who refuse to work. That’s always a winning equation, just ask Venezuela!

Ocasio-Cortez seems to ignore the fact that our economy is doing so well right now, thanks to Trump’s tax cuts. Jobs are booming and there is more money to go around because the government is taking less (and wasting less). But who cares about that, right? Ocasio-Cortez has people to exploit for votes! She’ll say anything to win over the disgruntled masses in Queens.

Even if those very words contradict what she said just a few short years ago.

Newly unearthed reports from socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s past shows that the progressive political candidate had very different views on taxes when she used to run a business… Now that she is in the political spotlight, many of Ocasio-Cortez’s previous views are coming to light, particularly those surrounding raising taxes, since much of her platform revolves around taking more of people’s hard-earned money and giving it to those who did not earn it. [Source: Daily Wire]

It seems like Ms. Ocasio-Cortez was far more capitalistic in her mindset when she was trying to earn her money the right way.

But Ocasio-Cortez appeared to have a different outlook on capitalism and taxes in 2012 when she was running a business of her own, Brook Avenue Press, an incorporated publishing firm for children’s books set in the Bronx. As a business owner, she came out in support of a bill that would provide tax deductions for business start-up costs, arguing that taxes directly impacted her business profits. “You don’t really make a profit in your first year,” Ocasio-Cortez told the now-defunct DNAinfo when she was 22. “To get taxed on top of that is a real whammy.” [Source: Daily Caller]

It seems like when she had something to lose, Ocasio-Cortez wasn’t too bullish on stealing from taxing the wealthy. Perhaps after her business tanked (thanks to burdensome New York taxes) she decided to jump ship and get on board with socialism, which is a common tactic among losers.

The DCNF also notes that Ocasio-Cortez was a member of a business organization that attracted numerous entrepreneurs and gave talks on entrepreneurship at Boston University where she praised free market enterprise. Now, with a $174,000 salary in her sights, Ocasio-Cortez is championing views that conflict with that entrepreneurial spirit she formerly promoted mainly centered around the government providing for its citizens. [Source: Daily Wire]

As we all know, the government is very good at managing money. Why shouldn’t it provide for its citizens? Who needs personal responsibility, entrepreneurship, private wealth, and a real chance at success? What we need is a massive, bloated Welfare State, which will quickly collapse once we run out of other people’s money!

I for one am not surprised that Ocasio-Cortez is a flip-flopping hypocrite. Show me one Democrat that doesn’t commit the gross sin of double-talk. They want to tax private citizens (including the middle and working classes) into oblivion. Yet these career politicians always seem to come out like bandits. They rake in the cash as they lecture others for being rich.

Now that Ocasio-Cortez is poised to enter Congress, she suddenly wants to raise taxes, weaken our immigration laws, and drive people out of business. Yeah, she belongs on the losing left.