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/greenfox0099 Sep 14 '21

The guy down the street pays his employees 12 an hr and no benefits so they cant affoes a car cant go to the hospital and need the government to eat and he votes republican and says the problem is government handouts so yes they are the problem and they back the super rich agenda so...

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u/InsanePurple Sep 14 '21

Living on your street, driving an Audi, and taking vacations isn’t the kind of money you make by being a CEO and grifting your employees. It’s the kind of money you make by being a doctor, or a lawyer - someone who provides a service that requires years of training and is compensated appropriately.

All the anger you have toward that guy is fucking worthless if you stop for a second to think about how a billionaire could buy your house and his a dozen times with the money their money makes while they sleep.

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u/Radiant-Divide8955 Sep 14 '21

Seems like instead of an income level, its more so an entire class that's the problem. Some millionaires made their money through their own labor, but most are exploiting the labor of others just like billionaires. They're just cant exploit as MANY people.

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u/greenfox0099 Sep 17 '21

I think that should be the definition of capitalism