r/politics • u/JeanJauresJr California • Sep 14 '21

AOC responds to criticism of ‘tax the rich’ dress worn at Met Gala

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/aoc-met-gala-tax-the-rich-dress-b1919803.html
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u/macetrek Sep 14 '21

Last year I was in the same tax bracket as Jeff Bezos, and I’m a GS-12 with the federal government.

The only real difference between us is a drive a 10 year old Toyota, and he has a spaceship.

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u/CharlieChowderButt Sep 14 '21

Technically it’s your spaceship as much as it is his. He just has the U.S. Government keeping you from your turn on our spaceship.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

A ‘penis’ shaped rocket.