Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Slams Fox News For Laughing At Her DC Rent Problem

And did you vote for G.W. Bush? Trump? If you did, then you are just fuming about someone you know NOTHING about. Carry on.

 

As you said in your insipid screed, you don't think. Tell me, did you vote for G.W. Bush? Trump? If you did, then you're the LAST person to take seriously in judging anyone in politics.

 

True, she's had some serious gaffs along the way...but compared to the Shrub and the Orange Oaf (which you or your friends support), she's got a hell of a lot more on the ball.

 

You're just spewing sour grapes...you've got veteran congressmen who don't keep houses or apartments in DC precisely because of the rent. Hell, the GOP has a group that pool their money for a several bedroom apartment. And since you've had thousands of Americans save and plan only to have the rent jump or Wall St. screw up and put them in dire straights, your "analogy" fails when facing reality. It's a legitimate complaint and the OP stands valid.

 

Why does she need a townhouse? What's wrong with an apartment, condo, or share an apartment with roomates, or a houses with roomates etc...why does it have to be DC? Why not outside the city? Why can't she get a motel room? or for that matter stay in her office...others have done that. If you can't afford a roof over your head, or make arrangements you certainly are lacking a basic thing.

How long has she been running for this seat? Did she not think to start saving some money for the move? Heck she locked up the seat months ago when she won the DNC primary....is she that careless with her money? Geez...

 

Folk like you had no problem with reaganomics from Ronnie to the Shrub to the Orange Oaf....it screwed you in the wallet every time (unless you're upper middle class), and yet you knee jerk all types of supposition and conjecture (if not out right lies) the second someone points out socialism can be applied in segments of America. You blather on with nothing but propaganda as your base. The OP stands valid.

 

I think Trump already did, son.

 

Elucidate, my brother, elucidate. What specifically in her political/social background makes her a phony. No joke, I'm interested.

 

Are you too stubborn to acknowledge just how many congressional folk DO NOT keep residence of any kind in DC PRECISELY because of the rent? Do your homework and find out...her complaint is legit, as is with any American in any major city these days. The OP stands valid.

 

Elucidate, son, elucidate. Just saying such doesn't make it so.

 

And I stopped reading right there. There is nothing else that you can say that will overcome your childish and juvenile first sentence. Not even worth the read.

Grow up and act like an adult if you want to talk to adults, or just run along. No time for children. Its time for the grown ups to do the work.

 

Insipid screed, golly, I'm oddly flattered that you would take the time to reply to something "Lacking interest"

 

Well, she is in the right line of business, our political system, to become a guaranteed millionaire, once she spends some time with the bribery and pay to play environment of DC, and leaves office to reap the rewards as most of these rulers do. There are so many millionaires in the house and senate, and if they are not that rich when they assume office, they will be millionaires in short order once they leave DC and use their past ruling elite position to get paid the big bucks by the private sector. The revolving door that exists is much more prolific today than at any other time in our history.

This woman will enrich herself, thanks to capitalism and capitalists going into the future as all politicians do or most of them. She will "play" and con her constituents just as your common politician does, as she enriches herself, while decrying capitalism and capitalists at the same time. If you don't believe it, just keep your eye on her. ha ha.

I find it funny as hell, that even the more lefty people, the few who actually like real deal socialism, and promote it, have a come to jesus moment, once they get into a position to benefit greatly from capitalism. Oh, they may still rail against it to suit their voters, as they rake in the rewards of their political position, and capitalism and capitalists make them rich.

And this is the reason that the democratic party are no more socialist than Reagan was. Not in reality. The right side gang make a huge error when they continue to claim the DP is a socialist party, and these ruling elite really want to give america real deal socialism. Granted, the DP understands that if they are the party of welfare, that people on welfare will vote for them as opposed to voting for the GOP. But welfare is a part of a Commons, and confusing a Commons financed by capitalism with real deal socialism is such a leap as to be utterly absurd.

Something like Democratic Socialism can only exist and be viable if it depends upon the economic activity of capitalism in order to get financing for an expanded Commons. And yet much of the time, many on the right actually believe, for some reason, that the DP is the Communist or Socialist party and they want to get rid of the private sector. ha ha.

The greatest modern threat to capitalism, by socialism, is yet to happen, but it looks to be inevitable. We saw such a great threat during the great depression and the failure and great suffering that came from a form of capitalism that is doomed to create depressions, and significant income disparity. People today do not realize just how much capitalism was under clear and present danger during the great depression, spawning people like Huey Long, an income redistributor that even FDR saw as a clear and present danger to america. Socialist and communist movements were growing in that era, and FDR was the right man for that time in our history.

Anyways, the future great threat to capitalism will come about as AI and robotics displace more and more people from the economy. Not like we have something like the industrial growth from the industrial revolution to take in these displaced workers. That sector was so big and significant that we had to import immigrants to man the factories as we didn't have enough industrial workers for the growth involved. And for the last 50 years, our policies of bringing in the unskilled and illegal alien labor is certain insanity given americans being displaced by AI and robotics as well as advancements in communication via high tech.

So who will rescue the capitalism that displaces workers and takes away income, by the growing use of AI and robotics in both manufacturing and the service sector? And what will that rescue entail, if it is even possible to rescue capitalism, and retain it as an economic model?

We are in a position analogous to seeing a huge asteroid hitting the earth. But in the case of an asteroid, we would be as a nation working overtime to address this total destruction of man, and exerting a tremendous amount of time, energy and resources in fighting the clear and present danger of big space rocks. But with our economic model, and what looks to be inevitable when it comes to displacement created by AI and robotics, and what that would do to capitalism as a means to provide the consumer income part of the equation demanded by capitalism, our heads appear to be deeply buried in the sand. So what happens when that part of the capitalistic equation that requires disposable income(an income that has always been created by people being directly involved in the production of goods and services and its distribution) is just no longer there? Logically, what would happen? ha ha.

Also, with the rise of industry, and the move from an economy being based upon agriculture, with man earning an income from growing food and non food products, we already knew and could tell what would employ americans, who once were farmers. With the creation and development of AI and robotics, there is no huge sector that is there even in an early stage, to take in these displaced workers. All that we hear from some people, who use the move from an agri based economy to a manufacturing economy as a example of how things will be just fine, is that another sector will appear that will provide disposable income, jobs, and it will be a sector immune from robotics and AI!! ha ha Pardon me if I say that this is just wishful thinking and an optimism where a reality check is in order and pessimism is more apt to reflect future reality than optimism.

 

alternative was Hillary Clinton. .. for the love of god.

 

And those idiots didn't even hold their collective noses when they voted for that hag.

 

Congrats you win the IAM12 award for both displaying your own ignorance and then ending with a carry on.

Probably best if you call me a bad man now and declare it hate speech.

 

LOL - Looks like she lied, she has plenty of money:



https://www.fec.gov/data/disburseme...id=C00639591&disbursement_description=payroll

Oooops.

 

It's a 'legitimate' complaint only if limited to her own personal circumstances. Otherwise it's just a complaint. And complaints about high rents are like complaints about the sun being hot. If you don't like it, move back a pace. You're free to do so.

 

No, it isn't. AGAIN, no one is forcing her to live there.

 

Really? You are harping about her being made fun of? Oh No, shes being discredited before she even starts her job?

Funny how Liberals are so quick to forget the public assassination of Trump 24/7 and you come in here and whine about a joke on your precious little Cortez?
The same little Cortez who refused to debate anyone or allow any media at her town halls.

This is rich and what it really shows is how deep the hypocrisy actually goes. But she is perfect for the Dem party. She is exactly what they are and what they voted for. Entitled little child with no idea how the real world works.

 

Her own financial disclosures say she has at least $50k in her account, with additional investments totalling around $15k.

You fell for her bullshit. Congrats.

 

Why does she have to be living in DC before her term starts?

I’ll admit, the townhouse comment was hyperbole. DC is a very expensive area, even if just a small apartment.

 

Kinda looks like Comrade Ocasio-Cortez is a soon to be rich socialist elitist.

I hope she finds something better than a garage in one of Washington DC's barrios or hoods to call home.

 

• Under 35: $1,580
• 35-44: $5,000
• 45-54: $6,500
• 55-64: $8,500
• 65-74: $10,000
• 75+: $11,000

Is this for real? I mean, really real?

I find this incredibly difficult to believe.