Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Saturday about the dramatic transition she made from waitressing a year ago to earning a salary as a member of the House of Representatives.
‘When I was waitressing, I used to jerk awake in the middle of sleep worried that I may have forgotten if a bill cleared, or if I had enough money to pay a doctor in cash,’ the New York freshman member of Congress tweeted on Saturday.
As a rank-and-file member of Congress, Ocasio-Cortez is now earning $174,000 a year.
She slammed the ‘idea that financial struggle is due to “poor character”’ as ‘one of the greatest scams in the United States.’
‘I’m going through a huge income transition compared to living off tips,’ Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has seen her income climb from that of a waitress to a member of Congress who earns $174,000 a year
‘When I was waitressing, I used to jerk awake in the middle of sleep worried that I may have forgotten if a bill cleared, or if I had enough money to pay a doctor in cash,’ the New York freshman member of Congress tweeted on Saturday
‘According to banks, I’d be more “responsible,” but my character hasn’t changed. Just my math,' she tweeted
The Bronx native said it was a ‘heinous myth’ that those who have bad credit or are struggling to pay bills are irresponsible
‘And I have HEALTH INSURANCE, which now means I have fewer expenses.
‘According to banks, I’d be more “responsible,” but my character hasn’t changed. Just my math.’
The Bronx native said it was a ‘heinous myth’ that
