'Take dramatic action': AOC calls for universal basic income as response to coronavirus

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for new economic responses to the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, including universal basic income.

“This is not the time for half measures. We need to take dramatic action now to stave off the worst public health & economic affects,” the New York Democrat tweeted on Thursday morning. “That includes making moves on paid leave, debt relief, waiving work req’s, guaranteeing healthcare, UBI, detention relief (pretrial, elderly, imm).”