The New York democratic socialist slammed the US economy during an interview with Yahoo Finance's Andy Serwer on Thursday, explaining that it was controlled by a small group of capitalists who make money and 'don't have to work.' 

'They can control our labor. They can control massive markets that they dictate and can capture governments,' Ocasio-Cortez, 32, said. 

'And they can essentially have power over the many. And to me that is not a redeemable system for us to be able to participate in for the prosperity and peace for the vast majority of people.' 

Ocasio-Cortez also said that capitalism was flawed at its core, saying, 'To me, capitalism at its core, what we're talking about when we talk about that, is the absolute pursuit of profit at all human, environmental, and social cost.' 

"To me, capitalism… is the absolute pursuit of profit at all human, environmental, and social cost." Rep. @AOC says. "What we're also discussing is the ability for a very small group of actual capitalists… [to] capture governments. … That is not a redeemable system for us…" pic.twitter.com/U7RS2hkiJs

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