Posted on 04/01/2019 12:27:47 PM PDT by lowbridge
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez turned an overpriced croissant into a lesson on the minimum wage.
“Croissants at LaGuardia are going for SEVEN DOLLARS A PIECE,” the New York Democrat tweeted Monday morning. “Yet some people think getting a whole hour of personal, dedicated human labor for $15 is too expensive??”
She said her point wasn’t that the croissant cost too much.
“GOP taking every tweet so earnestly, making my point for me. It’s not an argument against the price of the croissant – it’s about the value of human worth,” she continued. “But I guess the idea is foreign to them since their policies treat people as disposable anyway.”
When AOC ran for Congress last year, she supported a $15-an-hour minimum wage, as well as a federal jobs guarantee.
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I don’t go by the old timers’ definition of the word.
Anybody you call friend is a paesano.
But yeah, I thought you were Italian :)
Either that or Irish.
Something crazy lol
How much does the roll cost to make? Materials only.
One year, I displayed boats at the New York Boat Show for my friends. I plugged in my computer, but the Electrical Union told me to remove my plug from the outlet and tell them that I want my computer plugged in. They did after 3 hours and $35 that I had to pay.
Never went back to the NY Boat Show...
Poor, spoiled little rich girl.
Gee, does the Moron know anything about Overhead Costs?
What is the Airport Authority charging for Rent?
What percentage of the Gross Receipts does the Lease mandate is paid to the Airport Authority?
What percentage is paid for Credit / Debit Card Transactions?
I could go on, but you get the drift.
Plenty of empty room up there if she does, though.
I would also bet their costs are higher. Employees need more serious background checks. They may also park up to an hour away, so wages are likely higher to attract employees willing to put up with that.
Deliveries also take far longer. The driver may have to load a cart and walk it a good distance. They don’t do that for free.
Did she ever go to a movie theater or sports event at a stadium and compare the food and drink prices with Costco and Wal Mart?
Like, I mean, like unreal.
Or maybe she just said “On a date, chicks don’t pay. Guys pay.” Shocking if true.
Bananas in the people’s socialist Mecca of the ATL airport (democrat-corrupted) are “only” 8.00 dollars. Before taxes of 15%.
AOC on a plane not a train....
Now that’s the catch of the day. Why didn’t we notice?
She could still be waiting for the late 3:40pm due to engine problems and track repair and then wait overnight for the one and only day train the next day. Re-reading the same year old Reader’s Digest in a shabby train station.
A local business here sets creates and builds the booths for conventions all across the country.
The owner was telling me why they will never work in NYC again.
Their truck backs up to the dock with a roll of carpet.
One unions member unloads carpet at places it on the dock
A different union member loads it on a cart.
A teamster has to take it to the site in the arena
Only union members can lay the carpet.
And, as you say, don’t even THINK about touching an extension cord
4 Carpenters taking a 20 minute coffee break before picking up the first board @$50/hr each
All getting a mandatory minimum on their timecard
On Sunday, when most trade shows close up and move out, the pay is now double and triple time.
Right on, Alexandria!
The government should set the price of all goods and services. Let’s also have a Five Year Plan for industrial production. Since you obviously have a keen sense of the value of labor and production, we nominate you to be Commissar!
I know there is AOC fatigue, but this is just too good. Why isn’t she riding Acela? Or bicycling?
The stupidity is limitless. I suspect her handlers know this but expect the complaints about her patently dumb statements will not reach the ears of the useful idiots.
Shut up and pay!
This ex-bartender is quite the nitwit.
You must forgive her....she’s “working” so hard...and her “job” is so stressful...she needs a doggo.
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