117th Congress

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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@AOC
And before haters get wild flying off the handle, New York elected officials are
routinely invited to and attend the Met due to our responsibilities in overseeing
and supporting the city’s cultural institutions for the public.
I was one of several in attendance in this evening.



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I have no problem with taxing the rich if it could be done effectively. Unfortunately, attempts to do this tend to be passed down the line to the middle class.

For example, let's say you raise the corporate tax rate. Are the corporations just going to meekly pay up and take the hit? Nope. They're going to try everything they can to avoid a hit to the bottom line. They'll raise prices, have layoffs, not give out raises, etc. They pass the burden off to the middle class.

Simplistic attempts to tax the risk just end up being secret taxes on the middle class. Come up with ways the rich actually have to take the hit and I don't have a problem with it.
 
striker42 said:
I have no problem with taxing the rich if it could be done effectively. Unfortunately, attempts to do this tend to be passed down the line to the middle class.

For example, let's say you raise the corporate tax rate. Are the corporations just going to meekly pay up and take the hit? Nope. They're going to try everything they can to avoid a hit to the bottom line. They'll raise prices, have layoffs, not give out raises, etc. They pass the burden off to the middle class.

Simplistic attempts to tax the risk just end up being secret taxes on the middle class. Come up with ways the rich actually have to take the hit and I don't have a problem with it.
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Buckle up because the tax hikes are a comin'
 
nsacpi said:
should be an interesting battle between the Jaw and the thethe wings of the GOP

I'll be rooting for the Jaw wing but expecting the thethe wing to prevail
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As a resident of this district, I will be sure to go to the primaries and vote against MTG.

The biggest threat to MTG will be crossover voters. Georgia has open primaries and a lot of democrats in the district will be voting in the Republican primary to vote against MTG. She's the Republican Cynthia McKinney.
 
sturg33 said:
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What a joke. Even she knows the colloquial definition of ironic. Her at that event could literally be a line in the Alanis Morissette song.

"AOC wanted to tax the rich, she ran for congress on a socialist pitch. She got to Washington wanting to see wealth banned, now she's enjoying events where a ticket costs $30 grand."
 
striker42 said:
What a joke. Even she knows the colloquial definition of ironic. Her at that event could literally be a line in the Alanis Morissette song.

"AOC wanted to tax the rich, she ran for congress on a socialist pitch. She got to Washington wanting to see wealth banned, now she's enjoying events where a ticket costs $30 grand."
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