Ocasio-Cortez is an economic illiterate

So is she an idiot or is she just a victim of our poor education system? Maybe both? I can't believe this woman has a degree in economics.

"Last week, Ocasio-Cortez celebrated the tanking of a deal negotiated by her fellow Democrats in which Amazonpromised to build a new headquarters in Long Island City, New York, right next to her congressional district. Amazon's departure cost the city between 25,000 and 40,000 new jobs"
"Ocasio-Cortez was not disturbed at all. "We were subsidizing those jobs," she said. "Frankly, if we were willing to give away $3 billion for this deal, we could invest those $3 billion in our district, ourselves, if we wanted to. We could hire out more teachers. We can fix our subways. We can put a lot of people to work for that amount of money if we wanted to."
"No, you can't. Ocasio-Cortez does not seem to realize that New York does not have $3 billion in cash sitting around waiting to be spent on her socialist dreams. The subsidies to Amazon were tax incentives, not cash payouts."

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/mar...mic-illiterate-and-thats-bad-news-for-america

 

AOC is the leftwing version of Trump. Hilarious.

 

Even democrats called her out for this stupid comment.

She really is an idiot.

She is the face of the new democratic party now and this is what they represent and how they think.

Do you guys really want them in power?

This reminds me of an episode of Three's Company I was watching where Chrissy needed some money for something and couldn't figure out how to get it.

So she sees an ad in the paper for something on sale and figures if she buys 10 of them she will have saved enough for the money she needs.

 

Sometimes... you just have to sit back, and watch.... And you get to laugh along the way.... Would it be too obvious is the RNC started sending her campaign cash??

 

Ah yes, AOC is the woman that everybody loves to hate.

I'm an oddball--I think she is an inspiration for government of the people and by the people. She is the antithesis of special interests.

 

Occasional Cortex is an absolute genius.

 

COLD, just COLD. But funnier than heck...

 

She is a gift to the RNC!

 

And your qualifications to make such a claim?
You an economics professor or something?

 

In the election she got six times the votes of her Republican rival. So not really a gift at all.

 

So are you defending cortezenomics?

 

I don't think anyone is defending her. She made a silly statement. Almost as silly as statements republicans make when they claim tax cuts pay for themselves, or that tax cuts generate MORE revenue.

 

We don't hate her we love having her around. She is the stereotype dumb as a stump snowflake liberal. A sad commentary on our leftist education system but I'll leave the hate to the TDS crowd. At worst in saddened by this girl but mostly she's funny.

 

Used to not like her but now i see she is the greatest gift the republicans could have asked for
I mean we are talking about a person whos answer to how do you pay for Medicare for all was "you just pay"

 

All this 'we' business that trumpkins go in for is pretty collective commie looking.

 

She is an immature young woman with an agenda. She can't see good in anything that contrasts with that agenda. Forget about her.

 

So is Donald "Trade Wars are Good and Easy to Win" Trump!

What a coincidence!

 

Speaking of coincidence...…...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...opose-30-billion-more-u-s-agriculture-imports

 

Don't hold your breath.

 

Except she is hot and she isn't evil. Trump is not only stupid and ugly as a horse's butt, he's incredibly evil.

I wouldn't want her as my representative but it sure is fun watching righties have fits over a nobody.

 

I think she was wrong about Amazon, but that doesn't make her an idiot. She happens to be extremely articulate and well educated. If you disagree with her positions on issues you have that right. Just don't pretend they are less legitimate than yours.

 

I'm giving her a year before I form a definitive opinion. Three months ago she was tending bar. Unlike trump, she may grow into the position. If she is smart and dedicated, she will come around.

 

It does. It exemplifies all that she wants to do. Turning away 25,000 well paying jobs is the work of an immature, childish, idiot.

 

You will be getting payback for trump, for the rest of your life.

Its called K... K... Karma.

 

I think it's healthy for the party and the country to discuss divergent views. It's certainly better than having a party of monolithic thought, full of old white men trying to protect the status quo.