'Seven dollars a piece!' Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faces criticism for tweeting about the price of croissants at LaGuardia Airport and compar

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted shock at the $7 price tag of a croissant at LaGuardia Airport on Monday, comparing it to minimum wage
•Before she clarified that she wasn't implying that one had anything to do with the other, a slew of replies rolled in questioning her understanding of economics
•Federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour and has not been updated since 2009
•However most states have set their own higher minimum pay requirements
•Ocasio-Cortez supports a nationally mandated minimum wage of $15 per hour
•A new report showed that minimum wage workers would be making $33.51 an hour if their earnings had grown at the same rate of Wall Street bonuses


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez caused a stir on Monday when she compared the cost of a croissant at LaGuardia Airport in New York to minimum wage paid to hourly employees.

'Croissants at LaGuardia are going for SEVEN DOLLARS A PIECE [face screaming in fear emoji] Yet some people think getting a whole hour of personal, dedicated human labor for $15 is too expensive??' Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.

The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour and has not been updated since July 24, 2009, according to the US Department of Labor.

While most states have set their own higher minimum pay requirements, the US Representative for New York supports a national mandatory minimum wage of $15 per hour, as evidenced by her post.


Regardless of where people stand on the livable wages debate, however, social media users were quick to point out that the cost of a pastry at the airport doesn't seem to have much to do with the issue.
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Says the woman who just got paid 10 million for a movie and 10 mil should contribute 70% to taxes and has donated nothing to charity!!!