Socialist Democrat and future member of Congress, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lamented the closing of a coffee shop she used to wait tables at but missed the irony that it would be closing its doors because of radical minimum-wage hikes she champions.
Per the Washington Free Beacon:
On Monday, Ocasio-Cortez visited The Coffee Shop, a Union Square icon for years, to emphasize her familiarity with the lives of everyday workers. She cited her experience at the restaurant as a case study in bettering oneself and the future.
“The restaurant I used to work at is closing its doors. I swung by today to say hi one last time and kid around with friends like old times,” she said on Monday. “I’m a normal, working person who chose to run for office, because I believe we can have a better future. You can do it too. We all can.”
Her former employers announced the closure of the eatery in July, blaming in part the policies that Ocasio-Cortez has campaigned on. The Coffee Shop co-owner and president Charles Milite told the New York Post that escalating rents as well as New York’s minimum-wage hikes were to blame for shuttering the company, which employed 150 workers.
“The times have changed in our industry,” he said at the time. “The rents are very high and now the minimum wage is going up and we have a huge number of employees.”
Milite did not respond to reporters seeking further comment.
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