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On the recordFebruary 27, 2025
everything feels increasingly like a scam, that not only are grocery prices going up, but it's like everything has a fee and a surcharge.
Said by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
alternet.org

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez expressed voter frustration over rising costs and perceived government inefficiency.

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