“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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[–]FediNetizen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 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.