Fox & Friends Says ‘Miss Congresswoman’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Should ‘Redistribute’ Her Pay to Staff
The hosts of Fox & Friends were feeling extra-socialist when they suggested that New York Congresswoman and rising Democratic star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “redistribute” some of her $174,000 salary to the rest of her staff.
On Friday, the congresswoman known as AOC tweeted that she will be paying her staff a minimum of $52,000 a year:
Leadership starts with our choices.
That’s why I decided that no one on my staff will make less than $52k/year.
It’s likely one of the highest entry-level salaries on the Hill. We pinch pennies elsewhere, but it’s worth every dime to pay a living wage.https://t.co/IxfNH4632h
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 23, 2019
On Sunday morning, weekend co-host Griff Jenkins reported on AOC’s generosity, claiming that “she is going to redistribute the money appropriated to her congressional office to make sure that the entry level staffers get a fair share of money.”
He then noted that in order to raise the entry-level salary, AOC’s higher-level staff salaries will be capped at $80,000, far lower than the $154,000 median salary for chief-of-staff level congressional staffers, according to one analysis.
Other co-host Pete Hegseth said that AOC’s decision is “actually socialism and communism on display.”
Co-host Katie Pavlich generously allowed that “I’m fine with her moving money around in her office,” but noted “Let’s not forget where that comes from. They are not making that money in her office. They’re not making a business and making a profit. That money comes from taxpayers, and given to her office, and she can move it around.”
“If it was market-based maybe she could pay entry level staffers $54,000 a year given the market value of those positions in the private sector,” she added.
Hegseth then noted “She makes $174,000 as a congresswoman. She should probably redistribute some of that will you share some of that money, Miss Congresswoman, with the rest of your staff who is not making as much as you?”
Watch the clip above, via Fox News.
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