Croissant-gate: Ocasio-Cortez outraged by inhumane cost of capitalist croissants at LaGuardia Airport

Ocasio Cortez

Monday, outraged (scream emoji and all) by croissant prices at LaGuardia airport, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez tweeted thusly:

For serving a croissant? Yes. Yes, I do think $15 is incredibly generous for putting a pastry in a bag.

Per usual, her point fell flat and was subjected to mockery internet-wide. The good folks at the Free Beacon noted that LaGuardia already has a $15 minimum wage in place and that croissants are much cheaper, should you venture to terminal C.

In reality, LaGuardia Airport in New York already has a $15 minimum wage. Andrew Kerr of the Daily Caller pointed out that LaGuardia has a higher minimum rate than the target number of most progressives. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved a $19 minimum wage for many LaGuardia workers in September 2018. According to the New York Times, it is “the highest minimum wage target set by any public agency in the country.”Ocasio-Cortez did not need to drop seven dollars if she wanted a croissant, moreover. If she’s willing to accept pastries from Au Bon Pain in LaGuardia’s terminal C, she can get a croissant there for only $3.29, as the Washington Free Beacon confirmed in a phone call. In a separate call, a representative of Au Bon Pain in LaGuardia explained that the minimum wage is $15 per hour for some staff, $19 for airport workers in the new terminal.

When fact checked and found fibbing or fallacy-ing, be sure to throw your “Republicans hate babies and puppies” card and throw it often. This was her follow-up tweet:

The internet reaction was just as it should be:

This is a real consequence that hasn’t entered broad discussion — insisting on high wages for minimally skilled jobs severely undermines the work, education, and training of highly educated practitioners:

Tags: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Economy, Minimum Wage

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