Red Mosquito

As far as I can tell, she made comments suggesting it was good that Amazon backed out. And now every clueless, out of touch idiot is giving her shit because it’s their favorite thing to do.

Think the issue is she claimed the 3 billion in tax incentives that Amazon won't get can now be spent on other stuff which isn't how it works.

bada wrote:Think the issue is she claimed the 3 billion in tax incentives that Amazon won't get can now be spent on other stuff which isn't how it works.

Where? I’m seeing like two tweets about it and she does not say that.

She did a on air interview.

[quote="LoathedVermin72"]As far as I can tell, she made comments suggesting it was good that Amazon backed out. And now every clueless, out of touch idiot is giving her shit because it’s their favorite thing to do.[/quote]


No, none of this. She was the national level platform for opposing the deal since early January because workers or gentrification or something like that. The video from MSNBC shows the overwhelming support for the deal among everyone but white progressives (is there anything they don’t fuck up?). I’m cool with it actually as those of us in the NoVa area are more than happy to take another 5-10k six figure jobs opportunities and all the infrastructure that comes with it.

But hey, at least Long Island City didn’t have to suffer another SweetGreen opening.

Nah, she’s right. Worker exploitation and gentrification is exactly what would happen. Fuck Amazon, fuck Bezos, and fuck the politicians who aren’t pushing for better options for Americans.

Nothing will turn me off a politician faster than bending over backwards for corporate power because “jobs.” I’m a working class American and I don’t want fucking jobs - I want a better lifestyle that doesn’t force us to desperately rely on being subsidized by corporations.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Nah, she’s right. Worker exploitation and gentrification is exactly what would happen. Fuck Amazon, fuck Bezos, and fuck the politicians who aren’t pushing for better options for Americans.

Nothing will turn me off a politician faster than bending over backwards for corporate power because “jobs.” I’m a working class American and I don’t want fucking jobs - I want a better lifestyle that doesn’t force us to desperately rely on being subsidized by corporations.

Clear explanation on why you’re wrong, feel free to ignore:

https://www.eaccny.com/news/member-news ... -new-york/

Bi_3 wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Nah, she’s right. Worker exploitation and gentrification is exactly what would happen. Fuck Amazon, fuck Bezos, and fuck the politicians who aren’t pushing for better options for Americans.

Nothing will turn me off a politician faster than bending over backwards for corporate power because “jobs.” I’m a working class American and I don’t want fucking jobs - I want a better lifestyle that doesn’t force us to desperately rely on being subsidized by corporations.

Clear explanation on why you’re wrong, feel free to ignore:

https://www.eaccny.com/news/member-news ... -new-york/

Well, based on that article, you clearly ignored what I said, but you keep doing you

What I don't understand about not wanting Amazon in town is that it sort of puts you in the position of not wanting a strong middle class in your town. The numbers I keep seeing floated is 25,000 jobs at an average salary of $150,000. I would think in Long Island City that makes you middle class. Yet it's been made out like the middle class is going to destroy LIC. Really?

LMAO at Amazon benefiting the middle class

Yeah but what's the median salary?

cutuphalfdead wrote:Yeah but what's the median salary?

Twenty eight thousand

McParadigm wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:Yeah but what's the median salary?

Twenty eight thousand

In NYC it’s $70k, LI is $55k.

Oh thank you Amazon for saving us poor workers with your wonderful opportunity, we love you lord Bezos, we swear we will never unionize, please give us your love daddy

Also, Amazon steals tips.

https://www.latimes.com/business/techno ... story.html

Also, working in their warehouses is a dehumanizing hellscape (like most low-level corporate jobs):

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... -minnesota

McParadigm wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:Yeah but what's the median salary?

Twenty eight thousand

So AOC is worried about people making $28K gentrifying a neighbourhood. What kind of shit hole is it if $28k is going to gentrify the place.

surfndestroy wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:Yeah but what's the median salary?

Twenty eight thousand

So AOC is worried about people making $28K gentrifying a neighbourhood. What kind of shit hole is it if $28k is going to gentrify the place.

Yes that’s precisely what she meant

Lol. Her entire constituency consists of gentrifyers.

bart wrote:Lol. Her entire constituency consists of gentrifyers.

“White morons”