Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez moves into a luxury apartment complex

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Anonymous wrote:Way down at the bottom of the article, it admits that her apartment rents are right about the average for DC.

“What it doesn't offer is affordable housing - a platform the self-described socialist campaigned on in her bid to become the youngest female member of Congress.“

But she won’t live in a place with “affordable housing units.” Code for poor people. She will campaign on their backs, and claim she’s for them, but once she has the ability, she won’t live near them.

It’s hypocritical to do this.

How do you know she "won’t live in a place" with affordable housing? She would not be eligible for affordable housing herself and there might not be a building that meets her needs that has non-affordable housing units available. Do you have any evidence that she had an opportunity to live in a building with affordable housing and declined?

Don’t know any of that but neither do you. She’s the force and face of socialism and helping the poor and downtrodden, and you’d think she’d maintain her values by living the way she wants all Americans to live.

It’s actually quite stunningly she abandoned her mantra the first time she’s in DC. I expected her to be an elected official that sleeps in their office to save money like many of them do.

Wait, what?

1) Why do you think she expects "all Americans" should live in poverty and only shop at the typical price-gouging inner city neighborhood grocer? You do realize that the little grocers that are sparsely available in poor urban neighborhoods charge MORE for their (often limited) groceries than typical suburban chains that won't go into those neighborhoods, right? In large part because they're mom and pop stores that don't have the benefit of wholesale bulk buying. I would think she'd hope that ALL Americans would be able to access the healthy foods one finds at a chain like Whole Foods. I would think everyone would hope that all Americans could access that, instead of having to select from the sparce produce and larger offerings of processed prepackaged stuff available in a small inner city grocer. Have you ever heard of food deserts by the way? I would hope you'd be in support of national chains like Whole Foods going into places that have been plagued by lack of decent grocery offerings.

2) Why do you think it's better for a representative to live off taxpayer dollars by sleeping in their office, paying no utilities, taking advantage of the free cleaning service, instead of contributing to the economy by paying rent and utilities and hiring a housekeeper for their home? Sounds like entitlement to me.

1) grew up in NYC please tell me more about bodegas you fool

2) the office exists, the housekeeper will clean regardless, and the utilities are there no matter what.

They don’t cut the power to the unoccupied offices when the elected officials leave.

Elected officials are in DC maybe 85 days/nights per year, but would need to rent an appointment for 365.

Are there rules against sleeping in your office in DC? I don’t know if any. So I doubt people sleeping on air mattresses in their office are contributing to some kind of massive taxpayer drain.

I work in a federal office and yes, I would get into huge trouble if I brought an air mattress to sleep in my office.

Like how you completely ignored the question of why all Americans should not be able to shop at a decent grocer or about the comparison of WF's prices to inner city grocer prices. Too incovenient to address those because you know it derails your silly claims about AOC.

So elected officials can stay in their offices though. That’s what I meant. Not you. They don’t have rules against it. Just the peasantry with the rules.

You and I both know I have zero control over America’s grocery systems.

I don’t make or choose the system. However if I were an elected official that campaigned like AOC, pushed Amazon out of NYC like AOC, but then shopped for my personal groceries at WF- I’d be an enormous hypocrite.

Again, why don't you show us a real life comparison of prices at WF compared to inner city grocers? You won't because you know it won't back up your claim.

(You do know it's possible to buy non-organic produce at WF, don't you?)

You miss the point. She ran Amazon out of NYC and denied people living there a chance at about 25,000 jobs. Because of her morals and values.

But she personally will shop at Amazon owned Whole Foods.

Do you not see the hypocrisy?

I do! I am having a huge problem with WF right now--as it has seriously gone downhill since Amazon took over. The employees look absolutely miserable The dirty little secret is that WF was previously owned by an extremely conservative guy from Texas who believed in treating employees well, non-union. I have to say, when I used to shop at WF there was more selection, shorter lines, employees looked delighted, and they loved overtime for which they were well compensated. It was kind of like the Chic-Filet of grocery stores. And now? It's a sad shadow. Bezos is a lever mercenary, so I am having a crisis. I do understand why vicinities don't want to pay his ransom for HQ--but that would definitely seal the deal for me on ANY dealings with Amazon--be it Washington Post , Amazon Prime or Whole Foods. Someone has to stand up to this guy. She is seriously shopping there?????

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Anonymous wrote:Oh good grief. Navy Yard apartment buildings are offering great rent incentives (e.g., two months free, waive security deposit, etc.) in order to lease up. So what they are quoting is not what they are paying. And the "sleep in their office" stunt used to be the purview of the sanctimonious conservatives like Mark Sanford, who did it when he first came to DC as a budget hawk back in the 90s. (Back before he took off to South America to see his mistress ---thus losing the sanctimony---and back when Republicans actually cared about things like the budget). AOC can walk to work from the Navy Yard (thus being "green"). Just let it go people. She is young, she is callow, and she has a lot of learn but she has a lot of potential.

Except that they are freeloading on taxpayers. Can you imagine if federal workers decided to live in their offices to be budget conscious?

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll like AOC in 1-2 years, once she stops being so righteous. If a fancy apartment & Whole Foods makes her absorb a bit of humble pie & lose some arrogance, I’m all for it.
She has decent ideas & political spunk. But she needs to grow up a bit.

+1

She has enormous potential- will be interesting to watch how she grows.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll like AOC in 1-2 years, once she stops being so righteous. If a fancy apartment & Whole Foods makes her absorb a bit of humble pie & lose some arrogance, I’m all for it.
She has decent ideas & political spunk. But she needs to grow up a bit.

+1

She has enormous potential- will be interesting to watch how she grows.

You mean watching her ego grow?

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jsteele wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Way down at the bottom of the article, it admits that her apartment rents are right about the average for DC.

“What it doesn't offer is affordable housing - a platform the self-described socialist campaigned on in her bid to become the youngest female member of Congress.“

But she won’t live in a place with “affordable housing units.” Code for poor people. She will campaign on their backs, and claim she’s for them, but once she has the ability, she won’t live near them.

It’s hypocritical to do this.

How do you know she "won’t live in a place" with affordable housing? She would not be eligible for affordable housing herself and there might not be a building that meets her needs that has non-affordable housing units available. Do you have any evidence that she had an opportunity to live in a building with affordable housing and declined?

Don’t know any of that but neither do you. She’s the force and face of socialism and helping the poor and downtrodden, and you’d think she’d maintain her values by living the way she wants all Americans to live.

It’s actually quite stunningly she abandoned her mantra the first time she’s in DC. I expected her to be an elected official that sleeps in their office to save money like many of them do.

Wait, what?

1) Why do you think she expects "all Americans" should live in poverty and only shop at the typical price-gouging inner city neighborhood grocer? You do realize that the little grocers that are sparsely available in poor urban neighborhoods charge MORE for their (often limited) groceries than typical suburban chains that won't go into those neighborhoods, right? In large part because they're mom and pop stores that don't have the benefit of wholesale bulk buying. I would think she'd hope that ALL Americans would be able to access the healthy foods one finds at a chain like Whole Foods. I would think everyone would hope that all Americans could access that, instead of having to select from the sparce produce and larger offerings of processed prepackaged stuff available in a small inner city grocer. Have you ever heard of food deserts by the way? I would hope you'd be in support of national chains like Whole Foods going into places that have been plagued by lack of decent grocery offerings.

2) Why do you think it's better for a representative to live off taxpayer dollars by sleeping in their office, paying no utilities, taking advantage of the free cleaning service, instead of contributing to the economy by paying rent and utilities and hiring a housekeeper for their home? Sounds like entitlement to me.

1) grew up in NYC please tell me more about bodegas you fool

2) the office exists, the housekeeper will clean regardless, and the utilities are there no matter what.

They don’t cut the power to the unoccupied offices when the elected officials leave.

Elected officials are in DC maybe 85 days/nights per year, but would need to rent an appointment for 365.

Are there rules against sleeping in your office in DC? I don’t know if any. So I doubt people sleeping on air mattresses in their office are contributing to some kind of massive taxpayer drain.

I work in a federal office and yes, I would get into huge trouble if I brought an air mattress to sleep in my office.

Like how you completely ignored the question of why all Americans should not be able to shop at a decent grocer or about the comparison of WF's prices to inner city grocer prices. Too incovenient to address those because you know it derails your silly claims about AOC.

So elected officials can stay in their offices though. That’s what I meant. Not you. They don’t have rules against it. Just the peasantry with the rules.

You and I both know I have zero control over America’s grocery systems.

I don’t make or choose the system. However if I were an elected official that campaigned like AOC, pushed Amazon out of NYC like AOC, but then shopped for my personal groceries at WF- I’d be an enormous hypocrite.

Again, why don't you show us a real life comparison of prices at WF compared to inner city grocers? You won't because you know it won't back up your claim.

(You do know it's possible to buy non-organic produce at WF, don't you?)

You miss the point. She ran Amazon out of NYC and denied people living there a chance at about 25,000 jobs. Because of her morals and values.

But she personally will shop at Amazon owned Whole Foods.

Do you not see the hypocrisy?

She didn't run them out, she called out the give-aways and they made the corporate decision to pull out. Sounds like they had a temper tantrum over not getting all the spoils. Amazon alone is responsible for their decision not to proceed because they didn't like hearing people complain about corporate welfare.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll like AOC in 1-2 years, once she stops being so righteous. If a fancy apartment & Whole Foods makes her absorb a bit of humble pie & lose some arrogance, I’m all for it.
She has decent ideas & political spunk. But she needs to grow up a bit.

+1

She has enormous potential- will be interesting to watch how she grows.

You mean watching her ego grow?

LOL -- it may go in that direction. Look, she's a huge outlier. She could totally flame out. To not flame out, she'll need to mature, a lot. For me, jury's out.

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jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Way down at the bottom of the article, it admits that her apartment rents are right about the average for DC.

“What it doesn't offer is affordable housing - a platform the self-described socialist campaigned on in her bid to become the youngest female member of Congress.“

But she won’t live in a place with “affordable housing units.” Code for poor people. She will campaign on their backs, and claim she’s for them, but once she has the ability, she won’t live near them.

It’s hypocritical to do this.

How do you know she "won’t live in a place" with affordable housing? She would not be eligible for affordable housing herself and there might not be a building that meets her needs that has non-affordable housing units available. Do you have any evidence that she had an opportunity to live in a building with affordable housing and declined?

Don’t know any of that but neither do you. She’s the force and face of socialism and helping the poor and downtrodden, and you’d think she’d maintain her values by living the way she wants all Americans to live.

It’s actually quite stunningly she abandoned her mantra the first time she’s in DC. I expected her to be an elected official that sleeps in their office to save money like many of them do.

Wait, what?

1) Why do you think she expects "all Americans" should live in poverty and only shop at the typical price-gouging inner city neighborhood grocer? You do realize that the little grocers that are sparsely available in poor urban neighborhoods charge MORE for their (often limited) groceries than typical suburban chains that won't go into those neighborhoods, right? In large part because they're mom and pop stores that don't have the benefit of wholesale bulk buying. I would think she'd hope that ALL Americans would be able to access the healthy foods one finds at a chain like Whole Foods. I would think everyone would hope that all Americans could access that, instead of having to select from the sparce produce and larger offerings of processed prepackaged stuff available in a small inner city grocer. Have you ever heard of food deserts by the way? I would hope you'd be in support of national chains like Whole Foods going into places that have been plagued by lack of decent grocery offerings.

2) Why do you think it's better for a representative to live off taxpayer dollars by sleeping in their office, paying no utilities, taking advantage of the free cleaning service, instead of contributing to the economy by paying rent and utilities and hiring a housekeeper for their home? Sounds like entitlement to me.

1) grew up in NYC please tell me more about bodegas you fool

2) the office exists, the housekeeper will clean regardless, and the utilities are there no matter what.

They don’t cut the power to the unoccupied offices when the elected officials leave.

Elected officials are in DC maybe 85 days/nights per year, but would need to rent an appointment for 365.

Are there rules against sleeping in your office in DC? I don’t know if any. So I doubt people sleeping on air mattresses in their office are contributing to some kind of massive taxpayer drain.

I work in a federal office and yes, I would get into huge trouble if I brought an air mattress to sleep in my office.

Like how you completely ignored the question of why all Americans should not be able to shop at a decent grocer or about the comparison of WF's prices to inner city grocer prices. Too incovenient to address those because you know it derails your silly claims about AOC.

So elected officials can stay in their offices though. That’s what I meant. Not you. They don’t have rules against it. Just the peasantry with the rules.

You and I both know I have zero control over America’s grocery systems.

I don’t make or choose the system. However if I were an elected official that campaigned like AOC, pushed Amazon out of NYC like AOC, but then shopped for my personal groceries at WF- I’d be an enormous hypocrite.

Again, why don't you show us a real life comparison of prices at WF compared to inner city grocers? You won't because you know it won't back up your claim.

(You do know it's possible to buy non-organic produce at WF, don't you?)

You miss the point. She ran Amazon out of NYC and denied people living there a chance at about 25,000 jobs. Because of her morals and values.

But she personally will shop at Amazon owned Whole Foods.

Do you not see the hypocrisy?

I do! I am having a huge problem with WF right now--as it has seriously gone downhill since Amazon took over. The employees look absolutely miserable The dirty little secret is that WF was previously owned by an extremely conservative guy from Texas who believed in treating employees well, non-union. I have to say, when I used to shop at WF there was more selection, shorter lines, employees looked delighted, and they loved overtime for which they were well compensated. It was kind of like the Chic-Filet of grocery stores. And now? It's a sad shadow. Bezos is a lever mercenary, so I am having a crisis. I do understand why vicinities don't want to pay his ransom for HQ--but that would definitely seal the deal for me on ANY dealings with Amazon--be it Washington Post , Amazon Prime or Whole Foods. Someone has to stand up to this guy. She is seriously shopping there?????

Sounds like a good rallying cry for UNIONS! Yeah!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:she is all talk. problem is morons don't see it. they get played

She is more like Donald Trump than any other politician hands down.

They are both awful, full of themselves and neither of them should be in politics. Different sides of the same coin.

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Anonymous wrote:She shouldn't have moved into a new place while she could've stayed rent-free in your head.

Post of the day! And Navy Yard is hardly the most "posh" of locations she could have chosen.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Way down at the bottom of the article, it admits that her apartment rents are right about the average for DC.

“What it doesn't offer is affordable housing - a platform the self-described socialist campaigned on in her bid to become the youngest female member of Congress.“

But she won’t live in a place with “affordable housing units.” Code for poor people. She will campaign on their backs, and claim she’s for them, but once she has the ability, she won’t live near them.

It’s hypocritical to do this.

How do you know she "won’t live in a place" with affordable housing? She would not be eligible for affordable housing herself and there might not be a building that meets her needs that has non-affordable housing units available. Do you have any evidence that she had an opportunity to live in a building with affordable housing and declined?

Don’t know any of that but neither do you. She’s the force and face of socialism and helping the poor and downtrodden, and you’d think she’d maintain her values by living the way she wants all Americans to live.

It’s actually quite stunningly she abandoned her mantra the first time she’s in DC. I expected her to be an elected official that sleeps in their office to save money like many of them do.

Wait, what?

1) Why do you think she expects "all Americans" should live in poverty and only shop at the typical price-gouging inner city neighborhood grocer? You do realize that the little grocers that are sparsely available in poor urban neighborhoods charge MORE for their (often limited) groceries than typical suburban chains that won't go into those neighborhoods, right? In large part because they're mom and pop stores that don't have the benefit of wholesale bulk buying. I would think she'd hope that ALL Americans would be able to access the healthy foods one finds at a chain like Whole Foods. I would think everyone would hope that all Americans could access that, instead of having to select from the sparce produce and larger offerings of processed prepackaged stuff available in a small inner city grocer. Have you ever heard of food deserts by the way? I would hope you'd be in support of national chains like Whole Foods going into places that have been plagued by lack of decent grocery offerings.

2) Why do you think it's better for a representative to live off taxpayer dollars by sleeping in their office, paying no utilities, taking advantage of the free cleaning service, instead of contributing to the economy by paying rent and utilities and hiring a housekeeper for their home? Sounds like entitlement to me.

1) grew up in NYC please tell me more about bodegas you fool

2) the office exists, the housekeeper will clean regardless, and the utilities are there no matter what.

They don’t cut the power to the unoccupied offices when the elected officials leave.

Elected officials are in DC maybe 85 days/nights per year, but would need to rent an appointment for 365.

Are there rules against sleeping in your office in DC? I don’t know if any. So I doubt people sleeping on air mattresses in their office are contributing to some kind of massive taxpayer drain.

I work in a federal office and yes, I would get into huge trouble if I brought an air mattress to sleep in my office.

Like how you completely ignored the question of why all Americans should not be able to shop at a decent grocer or about the comparison of WF's prices to inner city grocer prices. Too incovenient to address those because you know it derails your silly claims about AOC.

So elected officials can stay in their offices though. That’s what I meant. Not you. They don’t have rules against it. Just the peasantry with the rules.

You and I both know I have zero control over America’s grocery systems.

I don’t make or choose the system. However if I were an elected official that campaigned like AOC, pushed Amazon out of NYC like AOC, but then shopped for my personal groceries at WF- I’d be an enormous hypocrite.

Again, why don't you show us a real life comparison of prices at WF compared to inner city grocers? You won't because you know it won't back up your claim.

(You do know it's possible to buy non-organic produce at WF, don't you?)

You miss the point. She ran Amazon out of NYC and denied people living there a chance at about 25,000 jobs. Because of her morals and values.

But she personally will shop at Amazon owned Whole Foods.

Do you not see the hypocrisy?

I do! I am having a huge problem with WF right now--as it has seriously gone downhill since Amazon took over. The employees look absolutely miserable The dirty little secret is that WF was previously owned by an extremely conservative guy from Texas who believed in treating employees well, non-union. I have to say, when I used to shop at WF there was more selection, shorter lines, employees looked delighted, and they loved overtime for which they were well compensated. It was kind of like the Chic-Filet of grocery stores. And now? It's a sad shadow. Bezos is a lever mercenary, so I am having a crisis. I do understand why vicinities don't want to pay his ransom for HQ--but that would definitely seal the deal for me on ANY dealings with Amazon--be it Washington Post , Amazon Prime or Whole Foods. Someone has to stand up to this guy. She is seriously shopping there?????

AOC stood up to Jeff Bezos in NYC, but is his consumer in DC and gives him her (our) money for his goods.

Oh the irony.

[Anonymous]

https://me.me/i/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-proudlyintroduces-thesocialist-iphone-socialist-movado-watch-and-socialist-26b4598ca17343f0b459c3953963fc87

iPhone and Starbucks. She's not a socialist. She's not even a social justice warrior. My SJW colleagues don't own iPhones and don't drink Starbucks. It's all Androids and locally owned coffee shops with ethically grown beans.

[Anonymous]

What did you expect her to do? Take a sweetheart deal for a luxury condo for 50$ a night offered by a lobbyist? Oh wait, that's what Republican Scott Pruitt did. (And the landlord eventually kicked him out because he didn't even pay the 50$/night.)

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dc-officials-cite-pruitt-landlord-questions-rental-linger/story?id=54272945

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I do! I am having a huge problem with WF right now--as it has seriously gone downhill since Amazon took over. The employees look absolutely miserable The dirty little secret is that WF was previously owned by an extremely conservative guy from Texas who believed in treating employees well, non-union. I have to say, when I used to shop at WF there was more selection, shorter lines, employees looked delighted, and they loved overtime for which they were well compensated. It was kind of like the Chic-Filet of grocery stores. And now? It's a sad shadow. Bezos is a lever mercenary, so I am having a crisis. I do understand why vicinities don't want to pay his ransom for HQ--but that would definitely seal the deal for me on ANY dealings with Amazon--be it Washington Post , Amazon Prime or Whole Foods. Someone has to stand up to this guy. She is seriously shopping there?????

I have no idea which WF you are talking about. I have been going for years (both before and after Bezos). I actually see it getting better. My WF is more and more packed with customers to the point that it needs to expand. The prices are better and the employees look fine to me. Yes, there were shorter lines, but that's because the business was not booming like it is now! In the case of my store, they just plain don't have enough check outs now. The store needs to look for a bigger space, but that's going to be tough in our area. The aisles are crowded because they are constantly restocking. The meats, fish, produce, and bakery are excellent. No changes to the food quality at all. Where is your WF??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:she is all talk. problem is morons don't see it. they get played

She is more like Donald Trump than any other politician hands down.

Yeah, and she’s already planning a vacation with Ivanka! Unbelievable!!!

[Anonymous]

^ I wonder why the conservative guy from Texas sold it to Bezos???