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AOC’s $7 croissant was made by workers earning a minimum wage of $13.60

By Sean Higgins
Published April 1, 2019 8:11pm ET
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AOC’s $7 croissant was made by workers earning a minimum wage of $13.60
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., listens to questioning of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, at the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. | (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

The price of an airport croissant that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., referenced Monday in making the case for a $15 minimum wage was offered by a store facing a minimum wage that is $13.60 and set to rise to $19.

“Croissants at LaGuardia are going for SEVEN DOLLARS A PIECE,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “Yet some people think getting a whole hour of personal, dedicated human labor for $15 is too expensive??”

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