{"id":189766,"date":"2021-03-04T17:19:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=189766"},"modified":"2021-03-04T17:19:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:19:30","slug":"we-should-give-her-the-nobel-prize-in-economics-candace-owens-rips-aoc-on-minimum-wage-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-should-give-her-the-nobel-prize-in-economics-candace-owens-rips-aoc-on-minimum-wage-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Should Give Her The Nobel Prize In Economics\u2019: Candace Owens Rips AOC On Minimum Wage Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-should-give-her-the-nobel-prize-in-economics-candace-owens-rips-aoc-on-minimum-wage-comments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=189766&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Owens-AOC-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>After Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) criticized Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough for ruling that a minimum wage should not be included in the COVID-19 relief package,\u00a0she was slammed by various conservatives, including author Candace Owens, who asserted, \u201cWe should give her the Nobel prize in economics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, \u201cIt is utterly embarrassing that \u2018pay people enough to live\u2019 is a stance that\u2019s even up for debate. Override the parliamentarian and raise the wage. McD\u2019s workers in Denmark are paid $22\/hr + 6 wks paid vacation. $15\/hr is a deep compromise\u00a0<strong>\u2014<\/strong> a big one, considering the phase in.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is utterly embarrassing that \u201cpay people enough to live\u201d is a stance that\u2019s even up for debate.<\/p>\n<p>Override the parliamentarian and raise the wage. McD\u2019s workers in Denmark are paid $22\/hr + 6 wks paid vacation. $15\/hr is a deep compromise \u2013 a big one, considering the phase in.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1366922134057058304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>MacDonough stated on February 25 that inserting the minimum wage requirement did not meet the guidelines for reconciliation, which Democrats are using to pass their relief plan. \u201cThe\u00a0reconciliation process\u00a0places a number of restrictions on what policy measures can be included in the legislation,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/senate-waits-for-minimum-wage-ruling-from-parliamentarian-11614266273\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> explained. \u201cIt also allows Democrats to pass the legislation without GOP support, provided that they lose no votes among their own ranks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s reference to Denmark, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9324433\/AOC-says-McDonalds-workers-Denmark-earn-22-hour-15-compromise.html\">the Daily Mail<\/a> noted,\u00a0\u201cDenmark does not have a federally mandated minimum wage. Instead it has a strong trade union presence where individual industries and workers negotiate fair salaries on a sector-by-sector basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Owens, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qfyuTdiIORA\">speaking<\/a> on Fox News\u2019 \u201cHannity,\u201d said, \u201cI will say this. With AOC you never let facts get in way of a good story. You know what I mean? That is her motto. Personally, I think we should give her the Nobel prize in economics. If we\u2019ve got Andrew Cuomo winning an Emmy for his coronavirus briefings, despite the fact that he was allowing people to die, why not award AOC the Nobel prize in economics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nation Review\u2019s David Harsanyi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/03\/aocs-terrible-minimum-wage-argument\/\">noted<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The most obvious problem with Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s contention is that Denmark, like other Scandinavian nations, doesn\u2019t have a statutory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/03\/why-a-15-minimum-wage-would-hit-parents-hardest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">minimum wage<\/a>. Industries and workers engage in sector-by-sector salary negotiations, which might well undermine intra-industry competition, but which is a much better idea than the flat national-wage floor being peddled by Democrats. So, this popular progressive talking point about Denmark\u2019s miracle middle-class fast-food worker doesn\u2019t make much sense to begin with.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Especially when one considers that the per-capita income in the United States is <a href=\"https:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/indicator\/NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD?most_recent_value_desc=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">virtually the same<\/a> as in Denmark \u2014 quite a feat given that we\u2019re a pluralistic nation of around 330 million people that naturalizes another 900,000 people every year, many from poor nations, and that Denmark is a homogeneous country of fewer than 6 million citizens that, in recent years, has effectively shut down its borders to poor immigrants.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2021\/01\/02\/fact-check-denmark-among-happiest-countries-but-isnt-no-1\/4107107001\/\">USA Today<\/a> reported that Denmark\u2019s trade unions \u201cwork to ensure that workers are paid a reasonable rate\u00a0and try to keep the average minimum wage at $20 per hour. As of 2020, minimum wages in the country hover around $16.60 per hour, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/checkinprice.com\/average-minimum-salary-copenhagen-denmark\/\" data-t-l=\"|inline|intext|n\/a\">Check In Price<\/a>. Minimum-wage.org, says Denmark\u2019s average\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.minimum-wage.org\/international\/denmark\" data-t-l=\"|inline|intext|n\/a\">minimum wage<\/a>\u00a0is $18 per hour and annual minimum wage is\u00a0$44,252.00.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>USA Today also points out that Denmark \u201chas one of the highest tax rates in the world, with the average Dane paying a total of 45% in income taxes,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-38254474\" data-t-l=\"|inline|intext|n\/a\">according to BBC<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Rep. 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