AOC Downplays Luxury Apartment, Says Everyone Should Have One

Ocasio Cortez Oh all ░░░░░░░░ hullabaloo right we won ░░░░░░░░ election and there s ░░░░░░░░ this attention and all ░░░░░░░░ crazy people right So ░░░░░░░░ have to I have ░░░░░░░░ get us a second ░░░░░░░░ in D C right ░░░░░░░░ I work in D ░░░░░░░░ and then I work ░░░░░░░░ in New York So ░░░░░░░░ have to get an ░░░░░░░░ in D C I ░░░░░░░░ on Fox News all ░░░░░░░░ time all this other ░░░░░░░░ so now now I ░░░░░░░░ get a building when ░░░░░░░░ m in D C ░░░░░░░░ there s so many ░░░░░░░░ out there with the ░░░░░░░░ right so now moving ░░░░░░░░ up So I move ░░░░░░░░ this building and it ░░░░░░░░ marketed as a luxury ░░░░░░░░ in D C right ░░░░░░░░ m keeping it a ░░░░░░░░ percent with you And ░░░░░░░░ I move into this ░░░░░░░░ building in D C ░░░░░░░░ what it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ it s an efficient ░░░░░░░░ it s clean it ░░░░░░░░ public space it has ░░░░░░░░ rooftop garden y all ░░░░░░░░ my Instagram it has ░░░░░░░░ of these things right ░░░░░░░░ has clean air it ░░░░░░░░ clean water And I ░░░░░░░░ about this and I ░░░░░░░░ like Hmm this is ░░░░░░░░ a luxury building is ░░░░░░░░ Right I just toured ░░░░░░░░ affordable housing unit yesterday ░░░░░░░░ Queens and this was ░░░░░░░░ of the first developments ░░░░░░░░ its kind in the ░░░░░░░░ of Queens in almost ░░░░░░░░ years 67 units of ░░░░░░░░ senior housing 20 to ░░░░░░░░ percent of those units ░░░░░░░░ reserved for seniors who ░░░░░░░░ formerly homeless It s ░░░░░░░░ phenomenal building It was ░░░░░░░░ using passive house methods ░░░░░░░░ technology so it s ░░░░░░░░ percent more carbon efficient ░░░░░░░░ 90 percent cleaner than ░░░░░░░░ other building in New ░░░░░░░░ City and it s ░░░░░░░░ housing run by a ░░░░░░░░ for profit So I ░░░░░░░░ in and I do ░░░░░░░░ tour with one of ░░░░░░░░ seniors right and she ░░░░░░░░ the door and I ░░░░░░░░ and I open it ░░░░░░░░ it looks just like ░░░░░░░░ apartment It looks just ░░░░░░░░ my luxury my luxury ░░░░░░░░ right So what that ░░░░░░░░ me and that what ░░░░░░░░ tells us is that ░░░░░░░░ we have been taught ░░░░░░░░ is a luxury should ░░░░░░░░ be a luxury It ░░░░░░░░ not be a luxury ░░░░░░░░ can live in buildings ░░░░░░░░ do not have to ░░░░░░░░ price gouged to live ░░░░░░░░ a building with cockroaches ░░░░░░░░ dirty air and that ░░░░░░░░ our kids with lead ░░░░░░░░ the paint Another world ░░░░░░░░ possible We can live ░░░░░░░░ places and we can ░░░░░░░░ with either responsible landlords ░░░░░░░░ we can live in ░░░░░░░░ that are not for ░░░░░░░░ or tenant owned There ░░░░░░░░ so many ways that ░░░░░░░░ can slice this And ░░░░░░░░ can and we can ░░░░░░░░ it in a way ░░░░░░░░ all people have a ░░░░░░░░ to a dignified home ░░░░░░░░ it s not science ░░░░░░░░ and it s not ░░░░░░░░ for the rich because ░░░░░░░░ we have been taught ░░░░░░░░ what we have been ░░░░░░░░ is that basic rights ░░░░░░░░ a luxury and a ░░░░░░░░ when they are not ░░░░░░░░ are not.”
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