Posted on 08/20/2018 4:51:18 PM PDT by Liberty7732
Socialist New York congressional hopeful Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lamented the closing of her former employer but glided over the fact that it was closing because of the minimum-wage hikes she supports.
On Monday, Ocasio-Cortez visited The Coffee Place, a Union Square icon for years, to emphasize her familiarity with the lives of everyday workers. She cited her experience at the restaurant as a case study in bettering oneself and the future.
"The restaurant I used to work at is closing its doors. I swung by today to say hi one last time and kid around with friends like old times," she said on Monday. "I'm a normal, working person who chose to run for office, because I believe we can have a better future. You can do it too. We all can."
Her former employers announced the closure of the eatery in July, blaming in part the policies that Ocasio-Cortez has campaigned on. The Coffee Place co-owner and president Charles Milite told the New York Post that escalating rents as well as New York's minimum-wage hikes were to blame for shuttering the company, which employed 150 workers.
"The times have changed in our industry," he said at the time. "The rents are very high and now the minimum wage is going up and we have a huge number of employees."
Milite did not respond to an email seeking comment, and his direct line went straight to voicemail, which was not accepting messages.
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“...They do stuff and not realize the effect. Obama was like that....”
Typical of commie libs. Occasional Cotex is no different, just younger.
These people are stupid....along with being insane.
“Makes it frightening then. They do stuff and not realize the effect. Obama was like that.”
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What makes it truly frightening is that the leaders know full well the effects they cause. The effects, and their destruction, are on purpose.
It’s the useful idiots like Occluded Cortex that have no clue because they can not catch a clue even if given a 5 gallon clue bucket to use in a raging clue storm.
It really is a case of stupidity.
Life used to weed most of these folks out, like by having them run off to the mid-west from the big city they were born in, to stake their lives on running a farm, which they had no clue how to run. Death by starvation. Happened a lot during the land rush and western expansion times.
Can you imagine a farmer standing outside on his porch telling his farm that for the next 3 months it has to water, till, and harvest the crops on its own and all the animals need to feed, water, and clean up after themselves? Lunacy!
If someone needs more than a few days to take care of business for the passing of a loved one then they can use their vacation time if they have any coming or forgo pay for the time they are gone. They will be fine if they can be back to work with a stiff spine in a reasonable amount of time. That farmer can't even take more than one day and it better be a Sunday. It's likely the neighboring farmers would help but they have their own farms to tend as well.
Are NYC people really that weak and spineless? Do they really need to crawl up into a ball for 3 months to get over the loss of a loved one? Sheesh!
It’s most hateful word the Socialists can utter - Profits! A business needs to make a Profit to meet payroll and pay the rent! Dim wit Ocasio-Cortez and her socialist friends think all Profits are evil.
So she promises to hump everyone who votes for her ? That might work in liberal land.
given few would vote for her, she may be able to get to all of them
But one waitress has a bad memory of working with Ocasio-Cortez, 28, as Ocasio-Cortez tended bar during the very busy Cinco de Mayo celebration in 2017.
At the end of the night, when it came time to split the $560 in tips she had gotten at the bar, Ocasio-Cortez gave the waitress only $50. After the waitress complained to her manager, her take was doubled to $100, a source said.
“It says so much about her character,” said my source. “From that point on, I wouldn’t talk to her. I couldn’t look at her.”
Ocasio-Cortez couldn’t be reached for comment.
Nervy, that's for sure.
THat story says a lot about her true character.
Self-important communist. Imagine what she would be like in a position of leadership.
All mouth, no brains.
LOL!
She really DID care about her fellow workers. She got them all laid off so that they could get Unemployment checks, free Food Stamps, free Housing subsidies, and a card that told them how to vote Democrat.
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