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Mon Jul 13 16:48:29 +0000 2020

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Let me give you a real life example that I’ve encountered often (wording vaguely to protect people). Growing up I was friends w/ a boy who was the son of a single mom. They struggled to pay rent. As we know, hourly work doesn’t pay a living wage - especially then. /2 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 13, 2020 Hibernated

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Republicans are all upset that I’m connecting the dots between poverty and crime. I know most of them haven’t experienced or seen these issues first hand, but I have. This may be hard for them to admit, but poverty and crime are highly linked, both violent & nonviolent alike. — PolitiTweet.org

The Hill @thehill

Rep. @AOC: "Crime is a symptom of a diseased society that neglects its most marginalized people, and we do not solv… https://t.co/jBrVLNm3at

Posted July 13, 2020 Hibernated

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

It’s virtually impossible to pay rent on $8/hr. And when you are teenage boy in a fatherless home (his dad passed away), there is a drive to be “the man of the house.” To help your mom. And what makes money fast when a full time job doesn’t pay enough to live? Selling weed. /3 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 13, 2020 Hibernated

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