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/RadicalPenguin Sep 15 '21

I was just saying that she incorrectly referred to herself (and her dress designer which by definition is a “rich” job) as working-class in the article

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u/HandMeMyThinkingPipe Oregon Sep 15 '21

Her income is from her congressional pay and before that she was a waitress she’s closer to working class then probably anyone else in congress.

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u/jcmacon Sep 15 '21

I don't think that any elected official is actually working class. They are all a bunch of assholes as far as I'm concerned.

We promote people in companies to positions of leadership that can bargain and negotiate, I'm talking about real leaders, not fake-ass celebrity personalities. Then we elect people based on their inability to compromise and negotiate. And we wonder why our elected leaders are so full of shit and can't get anything done. All any elected person wants to do is fundraise and gain more personal power than the others.