Perhaps Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should check the dictionary definition of the word “flat.”

The New York Democrat announced Thursday that “wages are flat” in her ongoing condemnation of the capitalist economy, invoking the name of Martin Luther King Jr. as a fellow democratic socialist in her tweets.

How on earth could young people, whose:
-wages are flat
-costs of living skyrocketing
-experiencing increased social instability via bigotry, addiction, + violence
-expected to live shorter lifespans than previous gens

dare question the larger economic forces in their lives?! https://t.co/CigJD9HxVI

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 4, 2019

“How on earth could young people…dare question the larger economic forces in their lives?!” the freshman congresswoman asked.

”When you ask that question, you begin to question the capitalistic economy. And I’m simply saying that more and more, we’ve got to begin to ask questions about the whole society.”

– Martin Luther King Jr.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 4, 2019

And then came reality.

The March jobs report blew Ocasio-Cortez and her broken logic out of the water, posting 20,000 more jobs for the month than expected.

The U.S. added 196,000 jobs last month, exceeding the expected 175,000 and the unemployment rate remained steady at 3.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, according to CNBC.

Good news: 196,000 jobs added in March, Unemployment at 3.8%, Labor force participation at 63.0%. February’s low number was revised upward and appears to have been a blip rather than a trend. Economic still roaring along.

— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) April 5, 2019

The March rebound was splashed across headlines Friday, in case Ocasio-Cortez needed to re-assess her take on capitalism.

The U.S. economy added 196,000 jobs in March, while the unemployment rate held at 3.8% https://t.co/mGRCV6v4P3

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) April 5, 2019

US economy adds 196,000 jobs in March https://t.co/EEldDF7eJ5 @FoxBusiness @MorningsMaria

— Maria Bartiromo (@MariaBartiromo) April 5, 2019

US added 196,000 jobs in March, vs 175,000 expected https://t.co/OUKGWKGWTs

— CNBC (@CNBC) April 5, 2019

Latest jobs numbers show a damn healthy economy.

Payrolls +196k in March.

Positive revisions over the past two months add another +14k.

Over the past three months, the economy has produced on average +180k jobs per month. Which is smoking.

Unemployment steady at 3.8%.

— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) April 5, 2019

Wages, which the New York congresswoman labeled “flat,” grew from 3.2 to 3.4 percent.

Better than expected jobs⤴️ 196-k in March. Better than estimate of 180-k @MorningsMaria @FoxBusiness wages up 3.2% yoy markets rally. Join us now

— Maria Bartiromo (@MariaBartiromo) April 5, 2019

President Trump announced Thursday that the “Economy is looking very strong” while he noted the “unnecessary and destructive actions” by the Federal Reserve which raised interest rates four times in 2018.

Despite the unnecessary and destructive actions taken by the Fed, the Economy is looking very strong, the China and USMCA deals are moving along nicely, there is little or no Inflation, and USA optimism is very high!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 4, 2019

Looks like Ocasio-Cortez got left in the dust of the March jobs report. Twitter users shredded her for being so “horrifyingly uninformed.”

Let’s not question capitalism, it’s worked out pretty well for us. Never seen people flee a country with a capitalist economy for one with a socialist economy.

— derek schwartz (@derek_mafs) April 4, 2019

Capatalisim might be flawed in quite a few aspects, but it’s worked for this country for over a century. So where are the successful socialist countries that started over a century ago? When you ask that question, you’ll begin to understand why socialism doesn’t work.

— Mr. Salty (@GnomoreNiceGuy) April 4, 2019

“Capitalism bad” Twitter from iPhone……

— OccupyDemocratsLogic (@DemocratsLogic) April 4, 2019

Wages are not flat. We just had a record jobs report. If you want to make more money then you need to work harder and quit acting like a victim. Stop using bigotry as a crutch. You need to check your own bigotry. Addict’s only have themselves to blame.

— Patriot George (@patriotgeorge76) April 4, 2019

U r taking MLKs word out of context for ur dumbass agenda. Mlk was talking about how the whole system was skewed against blacks and wanted to push a level playing field, he wasnt talking climate change propaganda. His heart was guided by God. Ur heart is guided by political gain.

— wesly walls (@WallsWesly) April 4, 2019

Oh my god it is frightening how horrifyingly uninformed you are

— Quoth the Raven (@QTRResearch) April 4, 2019

Probably a bunch of people in your district with flat wages and higher cost of living wondering why they can’t work at Amazon….

— Kevin Mayfield (@KevinMayfield68) April 4, 2019

Um. Wages are up. Housing costs are reasonable everywhere but New York and California. Unemployment is at a 49 year low. And consumer confidence has never been better.

Why you lying?

— The Coach (@fatherhoops) April 4, 2019

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