It's not unlike Democrat darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to fire off unprovoked attacks against Republicans and face no consequence, but this time the congresswoman was left speechless.
On Twitter, AOC suggested Republicans were to blame for Congress failing to raise the minimum wage last year. Conveniently leaving out the fact Democrats have a majority in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
“60% of workers report living paycheck-to-paycheck,” the Republican Party tweeted.
AOC responded: “And yet y'all still voted against raising the minimum wage.”
Her tweet was a thinly-veiled barb against Republicans, but Twitter fact-checking feature intervened to provide some much-needed clarity.
“The minimum wage has not changed since 2009,” the fact-check wrote, showing both parties have had adequate time to argue for and pass such a measure, but neither has.
“In 2021, Congress voted on a bill to raise the minimum wage. [It] passed 231-199 in the House,” the fact-check notice read. The bill was opposed by 192 Republicans, 8 Democrats and one independent. “Three Rs supported,” it added.
“Blocked 58-42 in the Senate. 7 Ds and one [Independent] joined all Rs to block the bill,” the fact check noted.
While the federal minimum wage is the least an employer can pay an employee, over half of the states have set the bar higher than the federal standard.
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This is how do you spell stupid – AOC.
i think she’s at least partially brain dead!
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AOC, how come the dumbocrats did not change it when Odumbo was president and had both houses of congress?
Send this little Socialist home after removal from Congress.
You cannot fix ignorance nor can you fix stupid.
Actually, in most cases, you can fix ignorance. However, when the ignorant is this woefully stupid, it really is a challenge.
We had a sign in our office: “Ignorance can be cured, Stupid is forever.”
That green new deal is pelting the east coast but it`s cold and white.
The minimum wage is $0.00. The demand for labor is elastic. That means the higher the cost of paying people either through direct compensation or benefits the less will be demanded. Companies who have to minimize costs will substitute..robots for example or order/checkout kiosks. Basic Econ 101!!!