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11-09-2018, 07:21 AM #1
Ocasio-Cortez Can't Afford D.C. Till Salary Hits
Ocasio-CortezCan't Afford D.C. Til Salary Hits
Tim Marcin
13 hrs ago
Newly elected New YorkDemocrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made history on Tuesday, becoming the youngest woman ever to be elected to Congress as she won a seat in the House of Representatives.
But the 29-year-old said this week that the move to Washington, D.C. will have to wait.
Ocasio-Cortez was famously waiting tables and bartending before stunning former Representative Joe Crowley in the Democratic primaries. And since her congresswoman's salary doesn't kick-in until she actually takes office, that's presented an issue for someone living on a regular person's budget.
In an interview with the New York Times published on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez called the transition into becoming a lawmaker" very unusual, because I can’t really take a salary. I have three months without a salary before I’m a member of Congress. So, how do I get an apartment? Those little things are very real."
Ocasio-Cortez told the Times that she and her partner had saved and prepared for the logistics of the shift into becoming a congresswoman but that it was still a tough period.
“We’re kind of just dealing with the logistics of it day by day, but I’ve really been just kind of squirreling away and then hoping that gets me to January," she told the paper.
When a reporter posted the section of the Times article to Twitter, Ocasio-Cortez responded by saying the reality was representative of the many hurdles for regular folks who want to become politicians.
"There are many little ways in which our electoral system isn’t even designed (nor prepared) for working-class people to lead," she tweeted. "This is one of them (don’t worry [by the way - we’re working it out!)"
Ocasio-Cortez cruised to victory on Tuesday, the victory largely a formality after winning the primary in a deep blue district. She earned about 78 percent of the vote to Republican Anthony Pappas's 14 percent.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ocasio-cortez-cant-afford-dc-til-salary-hits/ar-BBPujAI?li=BBnbfcL
Last edited by Beezer; 11-09-2018 at 07:23 AM.
ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE "BROKEN" OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
DO NOT REWARD THEM - DEPORT THEM ALL
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11-09-2018, 07:25 AM #2
Doesn't she know that apartments in D.C. are free, free, free?
Just like healthcare, college, gas, food, car insurance, movies, electricity, phones, cable TV, life insurance, homeowner's insurance and internet are FREE for everybody?
LOL!!!ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE "BROKEN" OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
DO NOT REWARD THEM - DEPORT THEM ALL
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11-09-2018, 12:38 PM #3
SPOILER: "You just pay for it."
Ocasio-Cortez Has Trouble Figuring Out How To Move To DC - Will Soon Be Federal Lawmaker
Ocasio-Cortez Says She Doesn’t Have Congresswoman’s Salary Yet. She Asks: ‘How Do I Get An Apartment?’
8:22 PM 11/08/2018 | Politics Molly Prince | Politics Reporter
Democratic socialist and Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York announced Thursday that issues like finding an apartment in Washington, D.C., before receiving her congressional salary are “very real.”
“I have three months without a salary before I’m a member of Congress, so how do I get an apartment?” Ocasio-Cortez said to The New York Times. “Those little things are very real.”
However, she noted that she and her partner have been saving money since before leaving her job as a bartender in New York. (RELATED: Ocasio-Cortez On Paying For Expensive ‘Medicare For All’ Plan: ‘You Just Pay For It’)
“We’re kind of just dealing with the logistics of it day by day,” said Ocasio-Cortez. “I’ve really been just kind of squirreling away and then hoping that gets me to January.”
While Ocasio-Cortez told TheNYT that she “can’t really take a salary,” filings by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) show that she has at least taken one “payroll” check during her time as a candidate.
Following publication of her interview with TheNYT, the Democratic socialist tweeted about the issue.
“There are many little ways in which our electoral system isn’t even designed (nor prepared) for working-class people to lead,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “This is one of them (don’t worry btw – we’re working it out!).”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ✔ @Ocasio2018
There are many little ways in which our electoral system isn’t even designed (nor prepared) for working-class people to lead.
This is one of them (don’t worry btw - we’re working it out!)
Shane Goldmacher ✔ @ShaneGoldmacher
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, currently without an income, needs to wait until her congressional salary kicks in to get a DC apartment.
"I’ve really been just kind of squirreling away and then hoping that gets me to January,” she tells @Azi. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/n...ashington.html …
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12:44 PM - Nov 8, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez is a frequent critic of disparities between wage-earners.
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11-09-2018, 12:53 PM #4
I want everybody hearing what she says to see how rich she is in say 5 years and tell me politics aren't dirty. Remember she can't even afford an apartment.
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11-09-2018, 06:56 PM #5
I previously said Ocasio-Cortez's IQ was lower than a salamander. Allow me now to apologize...to all salamanders.
H/T: Happy Hayride
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11-10-2018, 06:53 AM #6If you're gonna fight, fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp to Noah's Ark... and brother its starting to rain. Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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11-10-2018, 08:25 AM #7If you're gonna fight, fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp to Noah's Ark... and brother its starting to rain. Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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11-10-2018, 09:57 AM #8
They elected a bartender to office!
UnbelievableILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE "BROKEN" OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
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11-10-2018, 05:17 PM #9If you're gonna fight, fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp to Noah's Ark... and brother its starting to rain. Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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11-11-2018, 02:36 AM #10
Well, this was predictable...
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