Summary

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez denied claims that she is secretly wealthy, stating she is worth less than $500,000 and doesn’t trade stocks or take corporate money.

Her financial disclosures show modest savings and student debt.

Some conservatives on X, despite opposing her politics, praised her perceived integrity.

Accusations of political corruption have surged online, partly fueled by Elon Musk.

  • jagged_circle@feddit.nl
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    3 hours ago

    How is she so fucking corrupt already?! She claims she’s not wealthy and then in the next sentence says she “only has hundreds of tbousands of dollars in the bank”

    If you have hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bank, that makes you rich

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      I’m starting to understand how people like Trump keep getting into office. Either you have no reading comprehension, or you’re being completely disingenuous. I’m a highschool dropout making low 6 figures that’s lucky enough to have a few merger assets and a 401k, and I’m “worth” more than AOC. I’m also 10 years older than her.

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        2 hours ago

        We’re talking net worth, not income.

        I have a few hundred thousand in the bank, and I’m very aware that most of my friends and family consider me rich.

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          7 minutes ago

          Oh, you are a bougie asshole trying to slum it down here with us then and you still can’t read a damn article.

          Complaining about a 125K 401K makes you rich.

          That 175K annual income makes you rich.

          Complaining we’re all out of touch with poor people.

          And you’re just a bougie asshole playing pauper for the day.

          And probably lying about that too.

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      3 hours ago

      The job of being in congress pays 174k per year, so having some amount of money after doing that job for multiple years is inevitable.

      AOC is one of the most outspoken leftists in the government. If anyone deserves the benefit of the doubt it is her.

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        2 hours ago

        Then she should realize that she’s rich compared to most US Americans. Obviously the wealth went to her head and now she’s out of touch with reality

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      2 hours ago

      That 500k net worth of hers isn’t sitting in a bank account waiting to be spent, moron.