Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a swift response for conservatives criticizing her for selling a “Tax the Rich” sweatshirt for $58. “And by the way: Tax the Rich.” Ocasio-Cortez added on Twitter. Supporters who bought the shirt, Shapiro argued, would still have student debt and would still be “bearing it alone, since you’ll still be paying down that student debt. In response to Shapiro, Ocasio-Cortez tweeted a comment from a Business Insider writer which noted union involvement in making her merchandise. Republicans, she added, were “freaking out because we don’t use slave-wage labour for merch that funds grassroots organising.

Source: The Guardian December 04, 2020 17:08 UTC