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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Way down at the bottom of the article, it admits that her apartment rents are right about the average for DC.[/quote]

“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. [/quote]

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?
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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 [b]you’d think she’d maintain her values by living the way she wants all Americans to live. [/b]

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

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.
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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. [/quote]

Are you saying the officials who sleep in their office don't cause more water and more electricity to be used than if they didn't sleep there?  Pretty specious.  If you had a couple extra people in your household, do you not think your water and electricity bills would go up?  And of course you are ignoring the extra work on the housekeepers to clean up. So typical of you cons, to ignore the reality of life for those on the bottom of the payscales.[/quote]

Cost of Congressional Gyms Kept Secret

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/cost-congressional-gyms-secret/story%3fid=13859326

The House and Senate gymnasiums are taxpayer-subsidized perks shrouded in secrecy. The public and press are not allowed inside to even see what they look like and their costs are buried in various budgets.

The gyms are kept out of plain sight. There are no signs outside the doors and the only way to get inside is for members to get buzzed in.

Although ABC News was not allowed inside, those who have been admitted said they're both equipped with flat-screen TVs, workout machines and a swimming pool.

The costs for the gyms are well in excess of the $20 a month House members pay and the $40 a month senators are charged, congressional sources told ABC News. The membership fees are placed in an Architect of the Capitol revolving fund that covers equipment replacement or purchases.

Staffers who work at the House gym and maintain it are paid out of the House office buildings appropriations, while the power to heat the pools and keep the lights on is paid for from the power plant account as part of the Capitol complex.

Well I don’t think you are in the know as you claim if this bs is being paid for by taxpayers and you are outraged as well.[/quote]

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