“I don’t think people who are taking money from pharmaceutical companies should be drafting health care legislation. I don’t think people who are taking money from oil and gas companies should be drafting climate legislation.”

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[–]EndlessSunflowers[S] 1 insightful - 4 fun1 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 4 fun -  (12 children)

It is awesome and amazing how this little firecracker triggers so many weak people!
She can speak the most basic, logical, truth and still send people over the edge! LOL

[–]Nemesis 6 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 4 fun -  (11 children)

You can say the same thing about Trump. He can say something simple, like the sky is blue, and everyone will start shrieking that he's lying. It's as if when a group of people hate someone, they will overreact to every statement.
Honestly, what's great about this quote? It's just a surface level observation, no policy suggestion, no real insight. I wouldn't post a picture of my face with a quote saying "I think murder is bad, people shouldn't murder". A child could point out that money in politics is a problem, but if she was serious about the issue, maybe she could clarify her own connection to corporate money.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (10 children)

She's a hypocrite. This woman will complain all day about how money shouldn't be in politics while taking money from Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. She's not even a Progressive, she's just another corrupt Democrat with no real ideology.

[–]FediNetizen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

The only person that can afford to not take any money would be a rich person. AOC isn't rich, so she has to.

[–]Questionable 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Her yearly wages.

" Allowances

Members of Congress are also provided with an annual allowance intended to defray expenses related carrying out their congressional duties, including "official office expenses, including staff, mail, travel between a Member's district or state and Washington, DC, and other goods and services."

Sorry, not following you on this. How does money work again? For that matter, how do words work? Can we control the ones coming out of our own mouths? Or is that just something that people don't have to worry about, once you're in office, and in a different class of society?

Ĥ̅͛ǝ̮̺͕̲̰llo ʍoɹlp' I,m Qnǝsʇᴉouɐqlǝ.̬̘̟ͅ

[–]FediNetizen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Christ you do understand what the money politicians take is being spent on, right?

[–]Questionable 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

That all depends on how dirty the politician is now doesn't it? And lets leave Christ out of this.

[–]Conductive-rabbi 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

😮

[–]screwballeclipsed 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

you seem to imply that when a person is rich, they stop taking money. it didn't stop the clintons from taking money for $500,000 dollar 'speeches'

[–]FediNetizen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

you seem to imply that when a person is rich, they stop taking money.

No, what I said is that you need to be rich to be able to stop taking donations from corps and lobbying groups, and that since AOC isn't rich, she has to take donations from those group.

[–]screwballeclipsed 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

maybe that's not true either. if one had a moral compass, one would not need to take money from lobbyists. i guess if i had a choice between money and a suicide with two in the back of the head, i would take money.

[–]FediNetizen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

if one had a moral compass, one would not need to take money from lobbyists

Do you think campaigning is free?

[–]screwballeclipsed 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

taxes could be used, to give each candidate an equal amount instead of lobbyists who corrupt the system. it would weed out all the 'micheal bloombergs.' it would likely work all else being equal.