"But the reason we're not excited by it is because we live in a society where if you don't have a job, you are left to die."
Okay, serious question here. Who knows somebody who died from starvation and exposure due to losing their job?
I remember asking my mom and dad, both of whom were children during the Great Depression, how many people who they knew starved to death. The answer was zero.
Remember the "99ers" during the Great Recession, those who had used up all 99 weeks of extended unemployment benefits? Remember the wave of people applying for SSI disability at the end of their 99 weeks of UI?
There are plenty of chronically unemployed who have left the labor force but are on disability or other benefits, who while they may have a rough life, are not starving to death.
This is not a dumb, ignorant, or stupid comment by AOC. This is a knowing comment made for the purposes of propaganda.
Doesn’t anyone ever challenge this moron when she makes dumb comments? (Other than FReepers,of course.)
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