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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordApril 24, 2025
When those with the most economic, political and technological power destroy the public good in order to enrich themselves at the price of millions of Americans.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
vox.com

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Ocasio-Cortez defines oligarchy in terms of public good destruction.

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