"That these dead shall have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom to oppress the people—and that government of the oligarchs, by the oligarchs, for the oligarchs, shall not perish from the earth."

Indeed and there are plenty of ill informed dumbshits that will vote against her.

And the rest of us are on their side, and it's time to start throwing our weight around.

It starts with elections. The only reason the Establishment guys are paying attention is because the DemSocs are winning primaries, even against entrenched incumbents. Even worse, those that have been elected are far more effective that the average elected loser, and those wins have tended to be on the side of the Citizens.

They're doing everything right, they're succeeding, and they are gathering followers FAST.

No wonder the incumbent losers are panicking. They'll eventually accept it, and get on board. Except the MAGAs, they should be panicking.

"Financial Obesity" should be more of a common term when talking about those who should have a date with a guillotine.

I approve

AOC has argued for student loan cancellation for all and free college education for all. She and Bernie Sanders have put forth proposals to do just that. They're just fighting an uphill battle.

Most elected positions don't pay enough in the U.S. today. This is expecially true in state legislature where most politicians start before attempting a national run. The only people who can afford to run for underpaid positions are either independently wealthy or corrupt. For example let's look at some of the most corrupt states in the U.S.

Texas - state senators & representatives $7,200 salary and $221/per diem when in session.

Louisiana- senator and representatives $16,800 + $178/per diem and $6000 slush fund.

Utah - state senators and representatives $0 salary and $301/per diem.

Nevada - State senators and representatives $0 salary and $130/per diem.

This lack of pay for positions is deliberate to keep "working class" out of government. It lead to open corruption and conflict of interest being normalized.

Yeah I remember during one of Bernie's presidential runs it was some sort of "gotcha" from the right that he made about $1M in a year. Like.... okay? He'd be pretty fucking dumb if he didn't make that at a bare minimum from his popularity.

She's one book deal away from joining Obama on Martha's Vineyard

I mean, congress has a really nice retirement package if I recall correctly. Maybe she is just banking on that

Are 401ks subject to disclosure? Also, 175k isn't that much when you live in DC. I know that's a joke to a lot of people, but DC is crazy expensive.

Edit: https://www.ethics.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/financialdisclosure

That's a senate page, but it might still apply. The TSP is not subject to disclosure, neither is an IRA in normal situations. I think AOCs retirement probably doesn't have to be disclosed and hopefully is pretty stuffed.

She needs to keep a home in both DC and NYC, two of the most expensive cities for housing. That will eat up a LOT of income. She also has student loans to pay.

She has a relatively high paying job, and this is as far as she's gotten. Imagine the average college graduate, who is probably making far less that $100k annually.

Student loans are crushing our economy, and thousands more students graduate every year with the same millstone around their necks, and our children economy. It is a National Security Threat that will only grow worse with time. Student loan debt makes EVERYONE susceptible to bribes, espionage, and corruption.

Or did obscene insider trading like Dan Crenshaw, who took office the same year and now has a net worth in the tens of millions

maybe the response was addressing comments to, and not the original tweet?

MAGA wants it both ways. On one hand, they want to accuse her of being a corrupt millionaire, but when she proves that's a lie, they make fun of her for not making more money.

You don't mean the sexual way, right? No one deserves that, regardless of political views.

CDs? Compact discs?

She's against funding Israel https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-will-now-oppose-all-us-military-aid-israel-rcna266294