Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (/ oʊ ˌ k ɑː s i oʊ k ɔːr ˈ t ɛ z /; Spanish: oˈkasjo koɾˈtes; born October 13, 1989), also known by her initials, AOC, is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019. The district includes the eastern part of the Bronx, portions of north-central Queens, and Rikers Island in New York City. Debates over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upbringing have been springing up since she made waves after the New York primaries in June 2018. Ocasio-Cortez’s story has always been about money.
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US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently announced pre-orders for her new merchandise collection. This includes t-shirts with interesting slogans printed on them like “Drink water & don’t be racist” or “Change takes courage”.
Among these items, the one that caught a furore on social media was a navy blue sweatshirt with the slogan “Tax the rich”, with netizens accusing her of being hypocritical for charging a heavy price for the garment. The sweatshirt was reportedly priced at $65 (Rs 4,792) initially, although it was later brought down to $58 (Rs 4,276).
LOL @AOC cons her sheeple out of $65 for a sweatshirt made in a sweatshop. #TaxTheSuckers#TaxTheRich
— John Smith (@OnYourWatchList) December 4, 2020
Do none of you find this ironic? Ocasio-Cortez, a rich person, makes a lot of money off of the rest of you all, mostly middle-class people, while she tells you to tax the rich. Are these sellers your friends or enemies?#alexandriaocasiocortez#TaxTheRich#Democratspic.twitter.com/UmiIcRbD5H
— Lebnoon (@lebnooon) December 3, 2020
@aoc is selling a $65 (now $58) sweatshirt that reads #TaxTheRich. The requirement if you can justify buying one amidst the #COVIDー19pandemic is to cross out “the rich” and replace it with “me”. https://t.co/LIeZC0znqK
— Adam (@Adam86d) December 3, 2020
Ocasio-cortez Is An Idiot
Addressing the backlash, the Democratic congresswoman shared a person’s tweet who called himself “former mass-market apparel designer” and wrote, “Made in America. Union printed. Sounds about right. That’s what it costs to pay everyone a decent wage along the way.”
Republicans are freaking out bc we don’t use slave-wage labor for merch that funds grassroots organizing.
But what’s the difference between Trump’s merch and ours?
Ours is made in the US. ??
(& for GOP who joke that we shld give ? for free, we actually do – just volunteer ?) https://t.co/35DnbFYQyC
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 3, 2020
Ocasio Cortez Rich
Sharing the tweet, Ocasio-Cortez wrote, “Republicans are freaking out because we don’t use slave-wage labor for merch that funds grassroots organizing. But what’s the difference between Trump’s merch and ours? Ours is made in the US.” She followed up her tweet with, “Oh, and by the way: Tax the Rich.”
Ocasio Cortez Rich Girl
Oh, and by the way: Tax the Rich.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 3, 2020
Ocasio Cortez Twitter
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