She is one week away from going from bartender to $174,000 a year, or $14,500 a month. Since she has no property in her portfolio and no children to support, it is time to ask this committed socialist how much of that salary she is giving to charitable causes.
Of course there will be no answer, but next year's tax returns will tell the story.
When parts of the government shut down nearly two weeks ago, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez challenged members of Congress to have some “integrity” and not accept their salaries while federal workers were being stiffed.
But she’s not ready to say whether she practices what she preaches.
Ocasio-Cortez first urged that lawmakers work for free on Dec. 22, the first day of the shutdown.
“It’s completely unacceptable that members of Congress can force a government shutdown on partisan lines & then have Congressional salaries exempt from that decision,” the incoming New York Democrat wrote.
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Of course there will be no answer, but next year's tax returns will tell the story.
When parts of the government shut down nearly two weeks ago, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez challenged members of Congress to have some “integrity” and not accept their salaries while federal workers were being stiffed.
But she’s not ready to say whether she practices what she preaches.
Ocasio-Cortez first urged that lawmakers work for free on Dec. 22, the first day of the shutdown.
“It’s completely unacceptable that members of Congress can force a government shutdown on partisan lines & then have Congressional salaries exempt from that decision,” the incoming New York Democrat wrote.
Read more at nypost.com ...
