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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Amazon defends itself against 'starvation wages' claim from AOC

Amazon responded to claims by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that the company paid its employees "starvation wages."
"@AOC is just wrong. Amazon is a leader on pay at $15 min wage + full benefits from day one. We also lobby to raise federal min wage," the company said Monday on Twitter.
Ocasio-Cortez claimed Sunday that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was a billionaire in part because he pays workers "starvation wages."

“[I]f his being a billionaire is predicated on paying people starvation wages, and stripping them of their ability to access healthcare, and also if his ability to be a billionaire is predicated on the fact that his workers take food stamps so I’m paying for him to be a billionaire," the New York Democrat said.


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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why are all these progressive liberals so butt hurt about people that actually went out and made it happen?? Didn't Amazon start in a garage selling books? Don't hate the player hate the game assholes!!

Anonymous said...

Facts AOC or are you talking out your end where the sun doesn't shine, again!

NYers, you voted this trash in - shame on you!

Anonymous said...

More identity politics from the new face of the Democratic Party. (With blatant propaganda from the MSM)
I mean, what better target than one of the richest men in the world and bringing up wealth and pay disparities. It hits home with her weak-minded constituents, despite the non-truthful statements. The MSM is going to broadcast everything she says and will not mention Bezos rebuttal. True propaganda.

Anonymous said...


Barmaid now making $170K running her mouth thinks Amazon is cheap. Newsflash for Occasional Cortex: Any of his employees can quit if/when they want. Bezos is a jerk for lots of other reasons but the pay angle isn't one of them.