Posted on 02/06/2025 2:29:09 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she's worth less than $500,000, prompting a mixture of disbelief, criticism, and begrudging respect from commenters on X.
The New York congresswoman, often called AOC, discussed her personal wealth after an X user claimed she was worth tens of millions as a result of taking kickbacks.
The Democratic lawmaker said that the user was "completely making things up" and that she didn't trade individual stocks or earn any income apart from her congressional salary. "I don't even own a house!" she said in a second response.
Ocasio-Cortez worked as a bartender and server before winning a seat in the House of Representatives, which she's held since 2019. She earns the standard congressional salary of $174,000 a year.
Her financial disclosure form last year showed she had no more than $46,000 across her checking, savings, brokerage, and 401(k) accounts, and owed between $15,000 and $50,000 of student loans.
Forbes estimated Ocasio-Cortez's net worth last year at about $125,000 with most of her wealth in a Thrift Savings Plan — a 401(k)-style investment vehicle for government employees that doesn't have to be listed in financial disclosures.
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Basically, these politicians give control of the wealth to a trusted family member until they retire from office. The IRS is only concerned that they declare their earnings when they do that and pay the taxes.
I agree.
Her actual worth is < Zer0.
Financially, how much did she get from USAID [including indirectly through all of the commie NGOs]???
AI says she’s not worth 30 million
>>>>>False claims of hidden wealth: Some critics, particularly from MAGA-aligned groups, have accused AOC of secretly amassing a fortune of $30 million during her time in Congress. These claims are unfounded and not supported by any evidence.
Therefore she is.
She’s lying.
Stopped reading right there......
Yes,her lips were moving
Yeah, she says that she’s worth less than $500K, but how much money does she have?
HOW STUPID IS SHE? She thinks she has a shred of a chance that anyone will believe her???
YOU NEVER LIST THOSE “GOLD BARS” AS ASSETS.....OR the jewelry, etc.
AND-— EXACTLY WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME SHE MADE A PAYMENT on HER STUDENT LOAN BALANCE???
IF you are making a known $174,000 a year-—YOU CAN BUY A HOUSE.
MAYBE NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE 3 HOUSES BERNIE SANDERS HAS-—BUT A HOUSE.
THE UTTER ARROGANCE OF THE DEMS IS CHOKING US ALL.
Net worth = cash on hand - liabilities. We all agree she is a huge liability.
OnlyFans in her future?
How much is her fiance worth? He has his own company and can hide money for her.
So which of Trump’s appointees will be in charge of prosecuting all the insider trading that allows all of these clowns to get rich off the taxpayers’ dime? That’s a big ask, seeing as he’ll need some votes to get some good legislation passed.
Did she happen to include monies in the off-shore accounts?
IF SHE IS WORTH $500,000-—then-—she should have paid off her student loans.
Actually, AOC is worthless . . .
in her early days, she funneled money by hiring her boyfriend
i don’t recall anybody digging deeper
https://apnews.com/article/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-7fe67c6bca345aed240897732caedee2
She’s in year 6 of a job paying $174K/yr before taxes.
Whoever said she had $30M is just wrong. If she had bribe income of some sort she’d be crazy to first of all, take it, because she is so closely scrutinized and second, she’d be crazy not to declare it because the IRS will come.
Unless they are doing Pelosi-style insider trading, I don’t think such a loud and visible congress critter can get super rich in net worth.
Mostly, I think she’s believable about this matter.
My understanding is that it was USAID that got her elected. That alone makes her a beneficiary of deep state dollars. Once elected, there are plenty of opportunities to enrich yourself, and I’m not going to take her word for it that she hasn’t partaken.
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