Powerful or hypocritical? AOC's 'Tax the Rich' dress at Met Gala draws mixed reactions

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  1. crank

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    Figures of speech aren't known for their 'logic'.
     
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    Blm riots happen on the daily fella. Score is like 300-1 for BLM
     
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  3. crank

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    The even brighter side is that Progressives will be the first to implode if they ever get their wish. They'll scream at the sky and rend their garments, TDS style, at the sudden loss of soy lattes, art galleries, and ensuite bathrooms.
     
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    Only whiny little brats and failures in life constantly whine the rich dont pay enough. They provide a good deal of the jobs in this nation.
     
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    Talon Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    LOL!

    That would almost make the collapse of society worthwhile....
     
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    I'm past being coy about how much I look forward to it. There isn't enough popcorn in the world for such a moment :p

    In the meantime, I get pleasure from conversations with 'activist socialists' (aka middle-class white folk whose entire lives are nothing but comfort and privilege) where I can slide in the topic of dorm and work rosters, in a tone suggestive of their complete agreement and support of such things. Deer in the headlights, usually. A tiny part of them is aware that that's the reality of State Collectivism, but they're so entrenched in the Disney version that it's always a shock to hear someone say it out loud. They can't turn on you because you're technically more 'hardcore' than they are, but they badly want to hate you for ruining their fantasy of free money and endless comfort.
     
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    Oh no, more trouble for AOC. Turns out she's so smart that when she told reporters he ticket was comped, it turns out that's illegal. She has to pay for such things out of campaign funds or her own pocket. Now she has to go in front of the ethics committee to face the consequences. LOL you simply can't make this stuff up.
     
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    Hahh!

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-ethics-complaint-met-gala-ticket


    Her song..
     
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    She is the epitome of a useful idiot.
     
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    That is like saying women should be grateful to be screwed

    Does not matter if they employ one or one hundred thousand - everyone has an obligation to the society they live in. They use the roads, they enjoy the infrastructure, in fact their operations often rely on the very infrastructure they are not paying taxes to support
     
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    Shot: AOC wears ‘Tax the Rich’ dress to Met Gala.

    —The New York Post, Monday.

    Chaser: SALT Break Would Erase Most of House’s Tax Hikes for Top 1%.
    Bloomberg News, today.

    So "Tax The Rich" while quietly slipping in the SALT deduction that gives the tax hike back.
     
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    They should have just called it the Virtual Signaling Ball. She was ridiculous. It's weird to see people cheer that pathetic display.
     
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    Gifters, Liars, and Hypocrites

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    Totally...

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    The gown, the ticket and everything else was gifted to her
     
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    Will any more Dems bail:
     
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    "The Height Of Hypocrisy": Designer Of AOC's "Tax The Rich" Dress Owes Taxes In "Multiple States"
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    Her company has also faced "multiple legal challenges" for "habitual nonpayment of worker benefits".
    Virtue Signaling Ashoes.

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    Actually it's called "Finally making it as a card-carrying, blood-suckin' member of the Swamp"...wonder how much in "donations" she raked in from the "Evil Rich" she's gonna (LOL) "burn"? Besides, I'd prefer that lady in the sliced up red dress to the left of her...:hungry:
     
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    Yes we know how it goes now. That is why the career politicians Obama/Clinton are both worth over 100 million dollars despite never doing a productive day of work in their lives. Billionaires reward their puppets with buckets of money. In a decent society, these grifters and their paymasters would be tarred and feathered. Unfortunately we haven't been a decent country in decades. We will be 3rd world because the elites want us to be 3rd world.

    The rank hypocrisy of the elites does not phase in the least the people voting for them, they revel in it. Their voters want a caste system every bit as much as the elites do. Parasitical politicians (who do nothing but spend my money on things I oppose) don't believe any rules should apply to them. They actually think they (the most parasitic scum on earth) are more important than the people who generate wealth.

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    The donors weren't eating.
     
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    The post to which I referred was the fact that the wait staff had to wear masks and the patrons didn't. My reference to restaurants is just showing that these businesses are following health and safety codes which state that employees have to wear masks when interacting with patrons. I would suggest the same is happening at the Gala.
     
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    Hey, at the very least, I am pleased her dress did not say "Eat The Rich".
     
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    And that's against the law for a US Representative. She has to pay for it out of pocket or by campaign funds.
     
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    Yup. She's right on this issue.

    https://nypost.com/2019/12/20/aoc-is-right-to-stand-up-to-democratic-establishment-on-salt/

    Why Democrats are getting squeamish about taxing the moderately rich.

    “It’s notable that the most avid supporters of SALT cap repeal in Congress haven’t limited themselves to arguing the provision hurts Democrats or makes it harder for states to raise taxes. Rather, they’ve deployed the kind of unabashed anti-tax rhetoric that until recently was almost exclusively the domain of the GOP.”

    "Trump’s SALT deduction cap continues to pay interesting political dividends."

    https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/475208/

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    Democrats increasingly represent the privileged white gentry of the Left.​
    Those "Democrats are negotiating to get that tax cut" for the Rich "included in the Democrats’ legislative package."

    Republicans raised taxes on the rich with the SALT deduction cap. Capping the SALT deduction raised taxes on the wealthy.

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    Democrats represent rich white privileged voters and they want their taxes cut.​
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    The richest and most privileged want the taxcut of ending the SALT cap.​
     
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