Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she can't afford an apartment in DC

[Right_in_Virginia]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she can't afford an apartment in DC
Washington Examiner, Nov 9, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress on Tuesday, said she can't afford to rent an apartment in Washington, D.C., which she said is proof the electoral system doesn’t accommodate the leadership of working-class people.

Ocasio-Cortez, who was working as a bartender earlier this year, told the New York Times that because her congressional salary doesn't kick in until January, it's hard to afford rents in the nation's expensive capital.

“I have three months without a salary before I’m a member of Congress,” Ocasio-Cortez told the Times. “So, how do I get an apartment? Those little things are very real.” 

“We’re kind of just dealing with the logistics of it day by day, but I’ve really been just kind of squirreling away and then hoping that gets me to January,” she added.

“There are many little ways in which our electoral system isn’t even designed (nor prepared) for working-class people to lead,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Thursday, referring to the story. “This is one of them (don’t worry btw - we’re working it out!).”

Ocasio-Cortez told the Times that she hopes the money she saved from bartending would last until January.


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[Right_in_Virginia]

She'll be on public assistance before January.  Then she'll be paid 174,000 plus benefits .... probably for life.

[Polly Ticks]

How is that "you just pay for it!" thing working out for you now, Alexandria?

[edpc]

Ocasio-Cortez, who was working as a bartender earlier this year, told the New York Times that because her congressional salary doesn't kick in until January, it's hard to afford rents in the nation's expensive capital.


There’s no shortage of bars in DC.

[RoosGirl]

I'm betting a lot of people use that hnderground train thing to commute from a home in a more affordable area in to DC to work.

[Sanguine]

And, some incoming freshmen sleep in their offices. 

[edpc]

But, but..... I deserve to live in Dupont Circle.

[mountaineer]

How is that "you just pay for it!" thing working out for you now, Alexandria?

Exactly. Welcome to the world of the U.S. taxpayer.

[Applewood]

Ain't  that a shame.   

[GrouchoTex]

“There are many little ways in which our electoral system isn’t even designed (nor prepared) for working-class people to lead,”

Don't quit your day job before you start the next one.
"Working-class" people know this.
Go back to bar tending until January.
Problem solved.

[mountaineer]

Some members of Congress share apartments. With all the women coming in this year, I'm sure she could find some roommates (unless she was assuming she was entitled to a luxurious place all her own).

[skeeter]

So go slay lewks in Chevy Chase in the meantime, whiner.

[Applewood]

“There are many little ways in which our electoral system isn’t even designed (nor prepared) for working-class people to lead,”

Don't quit your day job before you start the next one.
"Working-class" people know this.
Go back to bar tending until January.
Problem solved.

Typical socialist.  She wants "free stuff" -- that is, she wants the taxpayers to pay for her housing and probably everything else.

Too bad, so sad.  I had a couple of stretches when I was unemployed.  I took small temporary jobs, dipped into my savings, sold off some old clothes, did without some things...whatever it took to keep on till the next permanent job came along.  This chippy I'm sure can do the same or something else to get by on her own.  But I guess these young pups are being taught that the government (working stiffs/taxpayers) should have to take care of them.  These kids can't even think for themselves anymore.  Someone else has to do it for them.

[Gefn]

Get a roommate. There was a brilliant show on Amazon about some senators who were roommates in a house in DC with John Goodman. Recommended for those with Amazon Prime.

[austingirl]

Is her go fund me page up yet?

[mystery-ak]

Is her go fund me page up yet?

Just gonna post that...just a matter of time

[edpc]

So go slay lewks in Chevy Chase in the meantime, whiner.

Yass, Queen!

[mountaineer]

Scott MacFarlane    Verified account @MacFarlaneNews
4m4 minutes ago

US HOUSE - New Member Orientation starts Tuesday at US Capitol

Perhaps they'll give her some pointers on finding a place to live.

[Wingnut]

She could live in a van down by the Potomac river.

[mountaineer]

She could live in a van down by the Potomac river.

Probably better than where she's been living in NYC.

[Frank Cannon]

She should ask her rich parents for some money. They are rich and shouldn't have it anyway.

[truth_seeker]

Axe me this. She be a victim?

[mountaineer]

Axe me this. She be a victim?

Just a victim of crazy.


Incidentally, here's a good critique of her from August: The belligerent ignorance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

[GtHawk]

She'll be on public assistance before January.  Then she'll be paid 174,000 plus benefits .... probably for life.

I don't think so, she's not only exceptionally stupid, she's greedy. I bet it's not too long before she commits a crime and is sent to live with her peers in prison.

[Sanguine]

I don't think so, she's not only exceptionally stupid, she's greedy. I bet it's not too long before she commits a crime and is sent to live with her peers in prison.

Yeah, like Maxine, Nancy, Diane, Sheila and on and on.  Once they put their roots down, they're there.  Like poison ivy.  Hard to eradicate.