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Cortez says “you can’t earn a billion dollars….you have to create a myth of earning it."
Cortez says “you can’t earn a billion dollars….you have to create a myth of earning it."
By Buck Naked
7 May 2026 8:24 pm in No Holds Barred Political Forum
7 May 2026 8:24 pm
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has argued that it is impossible for individuals to legitimately "earn" a billion dollars, suggesting that such high levels of wealth are accumulated through "abuse" rather than merit.
In a May 2026 appearance on the It's Open podcast, she explained her perspective that extreme wealth accumulation requires breaking rules, abusing labor laws, and paying workers less than their value.
This video discusses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposal for a high tax rate on the
Key Points from AOC's Stance:
In a May 2026 appearance on the It's Open podcast, she explained her perspective that extreme wealth accumulation requires breaking rules, abusing labor laws, and paying workers less than their value.
This video discusses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposal for a high tax rate on the
Key Points from AOC's Stance:
- The "Myth" of Earning: She claims that because billionaires cannot actually earn that much money through labor, they create a "myth" to justify their wealth.
- Systemic Issues: She linked extreme income inequality to corporate abuses, such as not paying living wages, and suggested this inequality drives wider social issues, including xenophobia.
- Wealth vs. "Giving": She has expressed views that true wealth is not about personal accumulation, referencing a "billionaire of giving" concept, rather than holding monetary wealth.
- Criticism of the System: AOC has pointed to her experience of her family being "sideswiped" by the 2008 financial crisis as evidence that the system fails to support working families, even when they "do everything right"
7 May 2026 9:51 pm
Claiming someone "does everything right" assumes they know everything.BuckNaked » 07 May 2026, 8:24 pm » wrote: ↑ Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has argued that it is impossible for individuals to legitimately "earn" a billion dollars, suggesting that such high levels of wealth are accumulated through "abuse" rather than merit.
In a May 2026 appearance on the It's Open podcast, she explained her perspective that extreme wealth accumulation requires breaking rules, abusing labor laws, and paying workers less than their value.
This video discusses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposal for a high tax rate on the
Key Points from AOC's Stance:
- The "Myth" of Earning: She claims that because billionaires cannot actually earn that much money through labor, they create a "myth" to justify their wealth.
- Systemic Issues: She linked extreme income inequality to corporate abuses, such as not paying living wages, and suggested this inequality drives wider social issues, including xenophobia.
- Wealth vs. "Giving": She has expressed views that true wealth is not about personal accumulation, referencing a "billionaire of giving" concept, rather than holding monetary wealth.
- Criticism of the System: AOC has pointed to her experience of her family being "sideswiped" by the 2008 financial crisis as evidence that the system fails to support working families, even when they "do everything right"
My assumption: her view is that they didn't get caught breaking any laws. Close enough.
She's a pretentious blowhard. That gets votes which is all that really matters.
Please seat yourself.
I like the very things you hate.
I like the very things you hate.
8 May 2026 8:16 am
"You didn't build that!"BuckNaked » 07 May 2026, 8:24 pm » wrote: ↑ Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has argued that it is impossible for individuals to legitimately "earn" a billion dollars, suggesting that such high levels of wealth are accumulated through "abuse" rather than merit.
In a May 2026 appearance on the It's Open podcast, she explained her perspective that extreme wealth accumulation requires breaking rules, abusing labor laws, and paying workers less than their value.
This video discusses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposal for a high tax rate on the
Key Points from AOC's Stance:
- The "Myth" of Earning: She claims that because billionaires cannot actually earn that much money through labor, they create a "myth" to justify their wealth.
- Systemic Issues: She linked extreme income inequality to corporate abuses, such as not paying living wages, and suggested this inequality drives wider social issues, including xenophobia.
- Wealth vs. "Giving": She has expressed views that true wealth is not about personal accumulation, referencing a "billionaire of giving" concept, rather than holding monetary wealth.
- Criticism of the System: AOC has pointed to her experience of her family being "sideswiped" by the 2008 financial crisis as evidence that the system fails to support working families, even when they "do everything right"
8 May 2026 8:18 am
You got it using abuse
8 May 2026 9:17 am
she sounds like brown, jealous of very successful people…BuckNaked » 07 May 2026, 8:24 pm » wrote: ↑ Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has argued that it is impossible for individuals to legitimately "earn" a billion dollars, suggesting that such high levels of wealth are accumulated through "abuse" rather than merit.
In a May 2026 appearance on the It's Open podcast, she explained her perspective that extreme wealth accumulation requires breaking rules, abusing labor laws, and paying workers less than their value.
This video discusses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposal for a high tax rate on the
Key Points from AOC's Stance:
- The "Myth" of Earning: She claims that because billionaires cannot actually earn that much money through labor, they create a "myth" to justify their wealth.
- Systemic Issues: She linked extreme income inequality to corporate abuses, such as not paying living wages, and suggested this inequality drives wider social issues, including xenophobia.
- Wealth vs. "Giving": She has expressed views that true wealth is not about personal accumulation, referencing a "billionaire of giving" concept, rather than holding monetary wealth.
- Criticism of the System: AOC has pointed to her experience of her family being "sideswiped" by the 2008 financial crisis as evidence that the system fails to support working families, even when they "do everything right"
JuCo 5 percenter...72
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"Libruls are often fascists on vacation..."
9 May 2026 6:32 am
9 May 2026 7:17 am
It’s what happens once you’re committed to being stuck on stupid…I mean, look at brown, the posterchild of idiocy…BuckNaked » 09 May 2026, 6:32 am » wrote: ↑ She doubles down
https://www.foxnews.com/media/aoc-calle ... wn-remarks
JuCo 5 percenter...72
“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime” ~ LAVRENTIY BERIA
"Try to get past your passionate ignorance and learn to accept what actually happened." ~ brown's unheeded words of wisdom
If gender is not sex, why should a gender claim change what sex you shower with?
"Libruls are often fascists on vacation..." 
9 May 2026 7:28 am
ROG62 » 09 May 2026, 7:17 am » wrote: ↑ It’s what happens once you’re committed to being stuck on stupid…I mean, look at brown, the posterchild of idiocy…
She's like every LEFTIST PIECE OF **** that ever sucked air.
They haven't figured out that STEALING 100% of the "evil rich" 's wealth to pay for all their FREE **** means that they can pay for a short time, but now that it's ALL GONE, there's nothing left to KEEP PAYING FOR IT!! Because those "working class" folks sure the hell ain't going to pay since they now are indoctrinated into thinking they don't have to do jack **** to receive their free ****.
Funny how they never see the BIGGEST REASON that Socialism/Communism never works- "Running out of other people's money"!!
Liberals are spoiled children, miserable, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic & useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats ~O'Rourke
The Democratic Party seems intransigent on their position of keeping the party ‘woke,’ detached, exclusionary, and totally insane.
The Democratic Party seems intransigent on their position of keeping the party ‘woke,’ detached, exclusionary, and totally insane.
9 May 2026 7:32 am
She's lucky blow jobs aren't taxed, she'd never get where's she at now.BuckNaked » 07 May 2026, 8:24 pm » wrote: ↑ Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has argued that it is impossible for individuals to legitimately "earn" a billion dollars, suggesting that such high levels of wealth are accumulated through "abuse" rather than merit.
In a May 2026 appearance on the It's Open podcast, she explained her perspective that extreme wealth accumulation requires breaking rules, abusing labor laws, and paying workers less than their value.
This video discusses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposal for a high tax rate on the
Key Points from AOC's Stance:
- The "Myth" of Earning: She claims that because billionaires cannot actually earn that much money through labor, they create a "myth" to justify their wealth.
- Systemic Issues: She linked extreme income inequality to corporate abuses, such as not paying living wages, and suggested this inequality drives wider social issues, including xenophobia.
- Wealth vs. "Giving": She has expressed views that true wealth is not about personal accumulation, referencing a "billionaire of giving" concept, rather than holding monetary wealth.
- Criticism of the System: AOC has pointed to her experience of her family being "sideswiped" by the 2008 financial crisis as evidence that the system fails to support working families, even when they "do everything right"
9 May 2026 8:34 am
AOC is a certified idiot and clueless on top of that!
Yes, you can earn a billion dollars, volume is your friend.
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9 May 2026 6:10 pm
Whirlpool is going down the drain.
DUMP THE TRUMP SLUMP 2026!
You need to add your own 8chttpees to slash slash and hack through the @Cannon Pointer Parental Guidance Filter.
You need to add your own 8chttpees to slash slash and hack through the @Cannon Pointer Parental Guidance Filter.
9 May 2026 7:36 pm
9 May 2026 7:45 pm
Admit you would endorse the idiot for a presidential run.
Teach a Yankee to drive. Point his car north.
9 May 2026 8:56 pm
President Donald Trump’s media empire is facing a brutal reality check. Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, reported a staggering $405.9 million net loss for the first quarter of 2026 on just $871,200 in revenue, according to earnings released Friday. The company blamed the bloodbath largely on paper losses tied to digital assets and stock compensation. Still, the numbers are eye-popping even by Truth Social standards. Trump Media trades under the ticker DJT, and Trump remains the company’s biggest shareholder, controlling roughly 41 percent through his revocable trust. Despite the ugly results, the company tried to project confidence, touting its “strong balance sheet” while promising more growth for Truth Social, streaming platform Truth+, and fintech venture Truth.Fi. The disastrous quarter also came weeks after former GOP congressman Devin Nunes abruptly stepped down as CEO. Former Hulu and Vevo executive Kevin McGurn is now serving as interim chief executive. Trump Media’s stock has already plunged roughly 35 percent this year. The White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Beast’s request for commentBuckNaked » 07 May 2026, 8:24 pm » wrote: ↑ Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has argued that it is impossible for individuals to legitimately "earn" a billion dollars, suggesting that such high levels of wealth are accumulated through "abuse" rather than merit.
In a May 2026 appearance on the It's Open podcast, she explained her perspective that extreme wealth accumulation requires breaking rules, abusing labor laws, and paying workers less than their value.
This video discusses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposal for a high tax rate on the
Key Points from AOC's Stance:
- The "Myth" of Earning: She claims that because billionaires cannot actually earn that much money through labor, they create a "myth" to justify their wealth.
- Systemic Issues: She linked extreme income inequality to corporate abuses, such as not paying living wages, and suggested this inequality drives wider social issues, including xenophobia.
- Wealth vs. "Giving": She has expressed views that true wealth is not about personal accumulation, referencing a "billionaire of giving" concept, rather than holding monetary wealth.
- Criticism of the System: AOC has pointed to her experience of her family being "sideswiped" by the 2008 financial crisis as evidence that the system fails to support working families, even when they "do everything right"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-tr ... lion-loss/
10 May 2026 6:02 am
Blackvegetable » 09 May 2026, 8:56 pm » wrote: ↑ President Donald Trump’s media empire is facing a brutal reality check. Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, reported a staggering $405.9 million net loss for the first quarter of 2026 on just $871,200 in revenue, according to earnings released Friday. The company blamed the bloodbath largely on paper losses tied to digital assets and stock compensation. Still, the numbers are eye-popping even by Truth Social standards. Trump Media trades under the ticker DJT, and Trump remains the company’s biggest shareholder, controlling roughly 41 percent through his revocable trust. Despite the ugly results, the company tried to project confidence, touting its “strong balance sheet” while promising more growth for Truth Social, streaming platform Truth+, and fintech venture Truth.Fi. The disastrous quarter also came weeks after former GOP congressman Devin Nunes abruptly stepped down as CEO. Former Hulu and Vevo executive Kevin McGurn is now serving as interim chief executive. Trump Media’s stock has already plunged roughly 35 percent this year. The White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Beast’s request for comment
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-tr ... lion-loss/
JuCo 5 percenter...72
“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime” ~ LAVRENTIY BERIA
"Try to get past your passionate ignorance and learn to accept what actually happened." ~ brown's unheeded words of wisdom
If gender is not sex, why should a gender claim change what sex you shower with?
"Libruls are often fascists on vacation..."
10 May 2026 6:12 am
If you don't see that gif backfiring on ya ROG.. You are a lost cause.
Whiny Karen looks MAGA now.
DUMP THE TRUMP SLUMP 2026!
You need to add your own 8chttpees to slash slash and hack through the @Cannon Pointer Parental Guidance Filter.
You need to add your own 8chttpees to slash slash and hack through the @Cannon Pointer Parental Guidance Filter.
10 May 2026 6:19 am
AOC could do a better job than Trump. Probably every bartender in the universe could.SouthernFried » 09 May 2026, 7:45 pm » wrote: ↑ Admit you would endorse the idiot for a presidential run.
DUMP THE TRUMP SLUMP 2026!
You need to add your own 8chttpees to slash slash and hack through the @Cannon Pointer Parental Guidance Filter.
You need to add your own 8chttpees to slash slash and hack through the @Cannon Pointer Parental Guidance Filter.
10 May 2026 7:15 am
More ignorance from AOC!
"The American Revolution was against the billionaires of their time, and we are declaring independence from such an extreme marriage of wealth and the state,”
10 May 2026 7:19 am
Government is their cash cow.....the hypocrisy just wreaks.Fuelman » 10 May 2026, 7:15 am » wrote: ↑ More ignorance from AOC!
"The American Revolution was against the billionaires of their time, and we are declaring independence from such an extreme marriage of wealth and the state,”
10 May 2026 7:24 am
She lost it at the beginning when saying the other senators "want to date me".JohnnyYou » 10 May 2026, 6:19 am » wrote: ↑ AOC could do a better job than Trump. Probably every bartender in the universe could.
She's never run anything. She's a product of marketing. Jackoffs love her.
A phony in every sense of the word.
Please seat yourself.
I like the very things you hate.
I like the very things you hate.
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