Ocasio-Cortez began by questioning the 25,000 number: “So here’s a couple of things on that. One is that, and I said this from the very beginning: where does that 25,000 number come from? Everyone always cites this number and it is almost completely unsubstantiated, it almost feels like it only comes from Amazon that’s saying, that’s promising this. When you actually look —”
Isikoff interjected, “So what if it was only 15,000 jobs?”
Ocasio-Cortez sidestepped the question, answering, “And …. so … even then, my opposition was less, and is less, than something personal with Amazon, and is more about the structure of the deal. And when you’re looking at three billion (dollars), which includes, it’s not all tax cuts, a lot of people say this thing pays for itself. First of all, revenue neutral, I don’t know if revenue neutral is the goal we need right now. Secondly, 25,000 jobs at $150,000 is was what was promised.”
(For the record, Ocasio-Cortez was misquoting Amazon, which spoke of an average salary of $150,000 for the 25,000 projected jobs. As CNBC reported last November, speaking of Amazon’s plans to build new locations in New York City, northern Virginia, and Nashville, Tennessee, “In all three locations, the average salary for new employees will exceed $150,000 per year, Amazon announced.”)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/46041/watch-ocasio-cortez-doubles-down-sabotaging-amazon-hank-berrien
Isikoff interjected, “So what if it was only 15,000 jobs?”
Ocasio-Cortez sidestepped the question, answering, “And …. so … even then, my opposition was less, and is less, than something personal with Amazon, and is more about the structure of the deal. And when you’re looking at three billion (dollars), which includes, it’s not all tax cuts, a lot of people say this thing pays for itself. First of all, revenue neutral, I don’t know if revenue neutral is the goal we need right now. Secondly, 25,000 jobs at $150,000 is was what was promised.”
(For the record, Ocasio-Cortez was misquoting Amazon, which spoke of an average salary of $150,000 for the 25,000 projected jobs. As CNBC reported last November, speaking of Amazon’s plans to build new locations in New York City, northern Virginia, and Nashville, Tennessee, “In all three locations, the average salary for new employees will exceed $150,000 per year, Amazon announced.”)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/46041/watch-ocasio-cortez-doubles-down-sabotaging-amazon-hank-berrien
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