'THANKS FOR NOTHING, AOC!': Massive Billboard In NYC Blasts Ocasio-Cortez

[RamataKahn]

Job Creators Network, a nonpartisan organization founded by entrepreneurs like Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, purchased a billboard in New York City slamming socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for killing tens of thousands of jobs for New Yorkers that would have generated billions of dollars in economic activity.

"It comes after Ocasio-Cortez vigorously defended her role in sinking Amazon’s move to New York City on Tuesday in the face of bipartisan criticism," Fox News reported. "The freshman Democratic New York congresswoman has faced days of criticism from normally friendly media voices and fellow Democrats over her role in Amazon's decision to pull back from building a $2.5 billion campus in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens."

The billboard, located on 42nd street near 8th Avenue, reads:

25,000 Lost NYC Jobs

$4 Billion in Lost Wages

$12 Billion in Lost Economic Activity for NY

Thanks For Nothing, AOC!

Fox News host Laura Ingraham tweeted out a photo of the billboard:



After enduring days of criticisms, including from local Democrats like New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Ocasio-Cortez exploded in a Twitter rant. The Daily Wire reported:


On Tuesday evening, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued a series of tweets defending her role in ultimately killing the Amazon HQ2 deal, which would have brought 25,000 jobs to her district and nearly $30 billion in tax revenues to the state, and emphatically asserting that she does "understand" how tax incentives work.

The defensive thread was prompted by criticism from Crain's New York Business editor Erik Engquist, who said that while he usually defends the democratic socialist congresswoman as intelligent, her troubling comments about the state "invest[ing] those $3 billion" instead of supposedly giving it to Amazon has left him speechless.

"I’ve been telling @AOC critics that she is smart, but what do I say when she says nonsense like 'we could invest those $3 billion in [@amazon tax breaks] in our district. We could hire more teachers. We can fix our subways, we can put a lot of people to work for that money,'" Engquist tweeted.

"Not sure how many pundits talking about Amazon even read the deal or where it was going," AOC responded. "$500+ million of the deal was *capital grants.* $2.5 billion in tax breaks. It’s fair to ask why we don’t invest the capital for public use, + why we don’t give working people a tax break."

"Frankly, the knee-jerk reaction assuming that I 'don’t understand' how tax giveaways to corps work is disappointing," AOC continued. "No, it’s not possible that I could come to a different conclusion. The debate *must* be over my intelligence & understanding, instead of the merits of the deal."



Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo took aim at Ocasio-Cortez and other far-left New York Democrats in a statement for killing the Amazon deal:

Amazon chose to come to New York because we are the capital of the world and the best place to do business. We competed in and won the most hotly contested national economic development competition in the United States, resulting in at least 25,000-40,000 good paying jobs for our state and nearly $30 billion dollars in new revenue to fund transit improvements, new housing, schools and countless other quality of life improvements. Bringing Amazon to New York diversified our economy away from real estate and Wall Street, further cementing our status as an emerging center for tech and was an extraordinary economic win not just for Queens and New York City, but for the entire region, from Long Island to Albany's nanotech center.

However, a small group of politicians put their own narrow political interests above their community — which poll after poll showed overwhelmingly supported bringing Amazon to Long Island City — the state's economic future and the best interests of the people of this state. The New York State Senate has done tremendous damage. They should be held accountable for this lost economic opportunity.

The fundamentals of New York's business climate and community that attracted Amazon to be here - our talent pool, world-class education system, commitment to diversity and progressivism - remain and we won't be deterred as we continue to attract world class business to communities across New York State.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/43738...-ryan-saavedra

[wesleysh21]

Thanks Obama

Spoiler!

Not an argument

[r0bo]

calls job creators network 'nonpartisan'.
The Job Creators Network (JCN) is a conservative and advocacy group founded by Home Depot co-founder and former CEO Bernie Marcus.[1] It is funded mainly by corporate executives and conservative foundations including the Mercer Family Foundation, and has been extensively promoted by far-right website Breitbart.

not that aoc is right, but lol.

[rhadam]

Is it just me or does the white part of the billboard look photoshopped.

[ftpgtpx]

Not an argument

[sandaltan]

this is literally as retarded as saying the billions in tax cuts could be spent elsewhere. you never had 25k jobs - so you never lost them. you never had 4B in wages, so you never lost them either

this entire billboard is literally 100% as retarded

just lol

op is definitely on the spectrum

[ooph]

this is literally as retarded as saying the billions in tax cuts could be spent elsewhere. you never had 25k jobs - so you never lost them. you never had 4B in wages, so you never lost them either

this entire billboard is literally 100% as retarded

just lol

op is definitely on the spectrum

Your post and intellectual dishonest get worse and worse each passing day, it's sad to see.

[ParsleyTea]

Historically you see cities more or less come and go over time. Detroit used to be a large prosperous city, St Louis, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Chicago, etc have seen declines for a number of decades.

New York has been an exception. The city has seen hard times but overall it tends to keep moving along, upward, ever growing.

With current less friendly business events in NYC over the last few years it does make me wonder if the city will continue to do well. Maybe it will join the group of cities in decline. If so, I guess some will just say it was inevitable.

[wesleysh21]

this is literally as retarded as saying the billions in tax cuts could be spent elsewhere. you never had 25k jobs - so you never lost them. you never had 4B in wages, so you never lost them either

this entire billboard is literally 100% as retarded

just lol

op is definitely on the spectrum

This is a good point. I'll be sure to pass this on to pregnant women who miscarry. "You didn't LOSE a baby, you never had one."

[sandaltan]

Your post and intellectual dishonest get worse and worse each passing day, it's sad to see.

dont be sad

what was dishonest about it? everyone was reeing about AOC's comment about how the tax cuts could be spent elsewhere. this "billboard" (it does look shopped), is JUST as stupid.

[sandaltan]

This is a good point. I'll be sure to pass this on to pregnant women who miscarry. "You didn't LOSE a baby, you never had one."

honestly if you agree with the billboard, then you have to agree that the billions in tax cuts NYC offered to amazon could be spent on other things.

[wesleysh21]

honestly if you agree with the billboard, then you have to agree that the billions in tax cuts NYC offered to amazon could be spent on other things.

...which also extends to miscarriages.

[sandaltan]

...which also extends to miscarriages.

i seriously have no idea what the fuk youre talking about. here we are talking about tax cuts and BOOM miscarriages outta left field. please explain

in b4 incoherent response

[mstatefan91]

...which also extends to miscarriages.

You could have spent that baby on food stamps but we didn't like that you couldn't also spend that baby on college funds so we're going to keep those college funds by making sure that baby never exists!

[IAMBEE]

calls job creators network 'nonpartisan'.
The Job Creators Network (JCN) is a conservative and advocacy group founded by Home Depot co-founder and former CEO Bernie Marcus.[1] It is funded mainly by corporate executives and conservative foundations including the Mercer Family Foundation, and has been extensively promoted by far-right website Breitbart.

not that aoc is right, but lol.

It works for Southern Poverty Law Center why won't it work for JCN?

[IAMBEE]

this is literally as retarded as saying the billions in tax cuts could be spent elsewhere. you never had 25k jobs - so you never lost them. you never had 4B in wages, so you never lost them either

this entire billboard is literally 100% as retarded

just lol

op is definitely on the spectrum

You're missing out on the opportunity to have more tax money by not having amazon. Its kind of like if you were offered a job at a top law firm instead of being a public defender. If you passed on the new job you didn't lose $100,000 of dollars or actual respect in you field, you just missed out on the opportunity to have it.

[r0bo]

It works for Southern Poverty Law Center why won't it work for JCN?

whataboutism.jpg

[sandaltan]

What about all the wages Amazon are now not paying to NYC based employees who would spend the money back into the local economy?

again, its just an opportunity cost. they never actually had any of those wages, just like NYC never actually gave them any tax breaks

[sandaltan]

Completely false equivalency trying to compare the two. My dog thinks more logically than you. Nice try nancypants.

i think talking about tax breaks like its money in the bank is the same thing as talking about jobs like people are actually working them

[knightofday]

i think talking about tax breaks like its money in the bank is the same thing as talking about jobs like people are actually working them

Your trolling reaches farther by the day

[sandaltan]

Your trolling reaches farther by the day

meh

[Irezumi]

Your post and intellectual dishonest get worse and worse each passing day, it's sad to see.

The guy works a data entry job at Larry H. Parkers office and pretends he's an attorney... You expect honesty out of him?

[Roldz]

Bartender you really did it this tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime.

[sandaltan]

The guy works a data entry job at Larry H. Parkers office and pretends he's an attorney... You expect honesty out of him?

whatever helps you sleep at night

[Belome]

this is literally as retarded as saying the billions in tax cuts could be spent elsewhere. you never had 25k jobs - so you never lost them. you never had 4B in wages, so you never lost them either

this entire billboard is literally 100% as retarded

just lol

op is definitely on the spectrum

Pointing out that you can use somthing that doesn’t exist is not the same as pointing out lost opportunities. The fact that you see them as equal is pretty hilarious.

Do you get paid by the hour to lick windows or is it a volunteer thing?

[Dave22reborn]

this is literally as retarded as saying the billions in tax cuts could be spent elsewhere. you never had 25k jobs - so you never lost them. you never had 4B in wages, so you never lost them either

this entire billboard is literally 100% as retarded

just lol

op is definitely on the spectrum

I think it's time for a psych evaluation guy.

[carlkarl2055]

Non partisan people. Do you think she is a net positive or negative for democrats?

[S0Jack3d]

this is what happens when you elect democrats. bunch of morons holding back America from being great again.

[Stizzel]

dont be sad

what was dishonest about it? everyone was reeing about AOC's comment about how the tax cuts could be spent elsewhere. this "billboard" (it does look shopped), is JUST as stupid.

Amazon did have plans to create 25k jobs
New York did not have plans to give Amazon billions of dollars

If you still dont get it dont worry, I will break out the crayons

[RamataKahn]