USA: Aurora James, designer of AOC’s ‘Tax The Rich’ gown owes over 100,000 USD in federal and state taxes

‘Tax the rich, but not me,’ appears to be the mantra of Aurora James, the designer of the viral “Tax the Rich” Met Gala robe that Democrat and House consultant Alexandria Ocasio Cortez wore.
Reportedly, James’ report displays six federal tax liens totalling $103,220 on the father or mother firm of her vogue model. The designer additionally has three open tax warrants in New York State for failing to withhold $14,798 in revenue taxes from worker paychecks and a $17,000 superb for failing to hold employee’s compensation insurance coverage.
Rent defaulter
Interestingly, not only a tax defaulter, Aurora James has additionally been accused of being a hire defaulter. James’ earlier landlord had sued her for greater than $25,000 plus curiosity for staying past her lease interval. The matter was allegedly settled for an undisclosed quantity.
Hatching on one more property, James’ was sued by one other property proprietor for greater than $5,000 in unpaid hire. The designer had additionally obtained a letter from the offended landlord that learn, “never have (you) paid your rent in a timely manner.”
Employees accuse James of harassment
Adding to the record, James’ obtained fairly a little bit of hate from her former workers too who slammed her efforts to color herself as a hero of the working class.
They described her vogue model as “a sweatshop that relied on legions of unpaid interns working full-time jobs.”
Calling her ‘quite cold’, an ex-intern revealed, “she never gives recognition or acknowledgement to her team.”
Another worker who obtained premature termination from the designer stated,  “Aurora would ask me to do things that were not in anyone’s job description, like scheduling her gynaecological appointments. The work environment was so hostile that I was afraid to ask for my check.”
Ironically, the designer of the ‘strong message’ of ‘taxing the rich’ didn’t hesitate to obtain $41,666 taxpayers’ cash as pandemic reduction support. 
‘Height of hypocrisy’
Slamming the publicity stunt by AOC and her designer, Republican Staten Island Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis in a media assertion stated, “It’s the height of hypocrisy when socialists attend a $30,000 per ticket gala with a message of ‘tax the rich’ while wearing an overpriced dress by a luxury designer who doesn’t pay taxes.”
Netizens too had taken to social media to name out the brazen hypocrisy. Columnist Marina Medvin remarked, “Tax the rich, says AOC’s dress … at the Met Gala … where tickets cost $30,000. But AOC doesn’t mean them; she means you. You’re rich. Because you work. Tax you. That’s the reality. The Met Gala guys get tax breaks. You don’t.”
“Tax the rich” says AOC’s gown … on the Met Gala … the place tickets price $30,000.But AOC doesn’t imply them; she means you. You’re wealthy. Because you’re employed. Tax you. That’s the fact. The Met Gala guys get tax breaks. You don’t. pic.twitter.com/awGxEdT2xB— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) September 13, 2021
Journalist Benny Johnson broke down the price of attending the occasion, which incorporates designer gown ($1000), full desk ($275000), single ticket worth ($30000). He wrote, “AOC thinking she owned anyone here but herself.”
COST OF A TICKET TO THE MET GALA: $30,000COST OF A FULL TABLE AT THE MET GALA: $275,000COST OF A DESIGNER DRESS: $1,000AOC THINKING SHE “OWNED” ANYONE HERE BUT HERSELF: *PRICELESS* pic.twitter.com/94IsKaHmyK— Benny (@bennyjohnson) September 14, 2021
Donald Trump Junior was not far behind in calling out the pretence. He labelled Alexandria Ocasio Cortez as an enormous fraud. “What is a bigger fraud? The ‘tax the rich’ dress while she’s hanging out with a bunch of wealthy leftwing elites or the lack of masks after spending the past 18 months as one of the biggest authoritarian mask Karens in the country?” he inquired.
What makes @AOC a much bigger fraud:The “tax the rich” gown whereas she’s hanging out with a bunch of rich leftwing elites or the shortage of masks after spending the previous 18 months as one of many greatest authoritarian masks Karens within the nation? https://t.co/pE84Pjquh1— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 14, 2021
The 31-year-old Democrat chief was one of many few politicians to take part within the lavish occasion, meant for the excessive fliers of Hollywood and the style trade, on the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.