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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@AOC
We’ve been getting calls and outreach from Queens residents all day about this. The community’s response? Outrage.
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The Wall Street Journal
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Amazon will divide its second headquarters evenly between New York's Long Island City and Arlington County's Crystal City neighborhoods. Other cities may also receive major sites. on.wsj.com/2DzgUBZ
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@AOC
Amazon is a billion-dollar company. The idea that it will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks at a time when our subway is crumbling and our communities need MORE investment, not less, is extremely concerning to residents here.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@AOC
When we talk about bringing jobs to the community, we need to dig deep: - Has the company promised to hire in the existing community? - What’s the quality of jobs + how many are promised? Are these jobs low-wage or high wage? Are there benefits? Can people collectively bargain?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@AOC
Displacement is not community development. Investing in luxury condos is not the same thing as investing in people and families. Shuffling working class people out of a community does not improve their quality of life.
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SweetJane451
@SweetJane451
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@AOC
"It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialised discipline...but it is totally irresponsible to have a loud & vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance." —M Rothbard Columbia Uni. 1974
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Keith Dale Splawn
@KDSplawn
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@AOC
"race-to-the-bottom competition" LOL, anyone with any real life experience knows that competition makes everyone better. Even my 8 year old knows this from playing sports.
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Red Kahina
@RedKahina
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@AOC
Blah blah blah. Empty PR bafflegab + con artist platiudes. You're an "organizer," right? Organize THIS: NO TAX BREAKS FOR BEZOS.
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Lineyrvs
@LineyRvS
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@AOC
If you're really interested in all of this, then step back and watch our businessman President in action. You, on the other hand, haven't created even ONE new job or business and you are now living off of taxpayer money that working people have taken from their paychecks!
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Michelle 4x💉 9x💊 0x 🩹 #Ukraine💙🌻💛
@Mopshell
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You can mouth the words but you have no idea how to get the work done. Invading Nancy Pelosi's office was not the way to do it. You are a sham, a clown, a puppet that parrots what her master Sanders feeds her.
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