Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez caused a stir on Monday when she compared the cost of a croissant at LaGuardia Airport in New York to minimum wage paid to hourly employees.

'Croissants at LaGuardia are going for SEVEN DOLLARS A PIECE [face screaming in fear emoji] Yet some people think getting a whole hour of personal, dedicated human labor for $15 is too expensive??' Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.

The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour and has not been updated since July 24, 2009, according to the US Department of Labor.

While most states have set their own higher minimum pay requirements, the US Representative for New York supports a national mandatory minimum wage of $15 per hour, as evidenced by her post.

Regardless of where people stand on the livable wages debate, however, social media users were quick to point out that the cost of a pastry at the airport doesn't seem to have much to do with the issue.

US Representative for New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (pictured) caused a stir on Monday when she tweeted comparing the cost of a croissant at LaGuardia Airport in New York to minimum wage paid to hourly employees. Ocasio-Cortez is pictured in the Bronx on Friday

While most states have set their own higher minimum pay requirements, Ocasio-Cortez supports a national mandatory minimum wage of $15 per hour, as evidenced by her post. Regardless of where people stand on the livable wages debate, however, social media users were quick to point out that the cost of a pastry at the airport doesn't seem to have much to do with the issue

Minimum wage across the US varies widely, ranging from no set minimum in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee, to $13.25 in Washington, DC, as of January 1, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Within states, some cities have adopted higher minimum wages, including parts of New York City, where it has been raised to $15 per hour, and Emeryville, California, where large employers must pay employees at least $15.61 per hour, according to the city.

And as for the price of croissants, that varies widely by location, as well.

'But look! 12 croissants at WALMART for $3.98! Ain't America grand???' wrote Twitter-verified freelance writer Jeryl Bier, in response to Ocasio-Cortez's gripe about the cost of croissants at the airport located in Queens.

Minimum wage across the US varies widely, ranging from no set minimum in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee, to $13.25 in Washington, DC, as of January 1. And as for the price of croissants, that varies widely by location, as well

USA Today columnist Christian Schneider tweeted, 'It’s almost like you have the option of not buying one,' about the pricey croissants Ocasio-Cortez referenced

USA Today columnist Christian Schneider had a snappy comment of his own, writing, 'It’s almost like you have the option of not buying one.'

Schneider's retort garnered a reply from a person tweeting under the username '@DocVonAwesome,' who wrote: 'I agree. Unfortunately many people don't have the option to work for $15/hour. It seems we agree people should have options.'

A third person identified as Grantham chimed in, tweeting, 'They do. Develop skills that allow you to make $15/hr....'

To that, '@DocVonAwesome' replied, 'If the product they're making is worth $7 it seems they already do possess those skills. 40 years of conservative politics have repressed wages to the point where they don't have the option to make that amount. I thought you were pro-options. But you're just anti labor.'

'@DocVonAwesome' apparently didn't realize he was replying to someone other than Schneider with the follow-up tweet.

Schneider's retort garnered a reply from a person tweeting under the username '@DocVonAwesome,' who wrote: 'I agree. Unfortunately many people don't have the option to work for $15/hour. It seems we agree people should have options'

A third person identified as Grantham chimed in, tweeting, 'They do. Develop skills that allow you to make $15/hr....'

To that, '@DocVonAwesome' replied, 'If the product they're making is worth $7 it seems they already do possess those skills. 40 years of conservative politics have repressed wages to the point where they don't have the option to make that amount. I thought you were pro-options. But you're just anti labor.' '@DocVonAwesome' apparently didn't realize he was replying to someone other than Schneider with the follow-up tweet

Pointing out the obvious, a Twitter user identified as Will Chromzack, whose bio indicates he served as a hospital corpsman in the US Navy and now works as a critical care nurse for the US Department of Veterans Affairs, noted that there are a lot of hidden variables rolled into the cost of the croissant Ocasio-Cortez was tweeting about.

'It is airport food people! Everything costs several times more there. There are variables such as overhead, like high rent to operate and limited options to keep prices competitive . Sad thing is @AOC has a degree in econ. She knows this,' Chromzack wrote.

A user with account name '@ATX_fight_club' chimed in, '*should know this,' to which Chromzack replied, 'Well said. I think she does and is playing a game. She does get quite the attention and news cycle over it.'

Pointing out the obvious, a Twitter user identified as Will Chromzack, whose bio indicates he served as a hospital corpsman in the US Navy and now works as a critical care nurse for the US Department of Veterans Affairs, noted that there are a lot of hidden variables rolled into the cost of the croissant Ocasio-Cortez was tweeting about

Breaking it down more plainly, a Twitter user posting under the account '@Commbad66' wrote, 'It's not the croissant itself worth $7. It's the right for the business to sell in at airport makes it worth $7. The root cause is monopoly, in this specific case, monopoly under government control.'

Noting again the capitalism behind the high cost for the croissant, an apparent supporter of President Donald Trump identified as Kerry Teston wrote, 'You do know that you have the option of not buying them. World we live in is supply and demand. If they pay the price then no reason to lower the price... Called free economy... #MAGA.'

Others made classic arguments against raising the national minimum wage, focused on inflation.

'If you pay everyone involved in manufacture of that croissant 15$ an hour, how much do you think that croissant would cost?' asked a Twitter user identified as 'jonah.'

Twitter-verified media analyst Mark Dice ventured a guess, writing, 'They’ll be $30.00 a piece if you raise minimum wage to $15 you economic genius.'

Breaking it down more plainly, a Twitter user posting under the account '@Commbad66' wrote, 'It's not the croissant itself worth $7. It's the right for the business to sell in at airport makes it worth $7. The root cause is monopoly, in this specific case, monopoly under government control'

Noting again the capitalism behind the high cost for the croissant, an apparent supporter of President Donald Trump identified as Kerry Teston wrote, 'You do know that you have the option of not buying them. World we live in is supply and demand. If they pay the price then no reason to lower the price... Called free economy... #MAGA'

Others made classic arguments against raising the national minimum wage, focused on inflation, like user 'jonah' who asked, 'If you pay everyone involved in manufacture of that croissant 15$ an hour, how much do you think that croissant would cost?'

Twitter-verified media analyst Mark Dice ventured a guess, writing, 'They’ll be $30.00 a piece if you raise minimum wage to $15 you economic genius'

Addressing the point brought up by 'jonah' and Dice, though not in direct reply to them, actor Angela Belcamino tweeted about how some say higher hourly pay will only lead to increases in cost, across the board.

'Opponents of the minimum wage argue that machines will replace people and the cost of our food will go up... Both are going to happen anyway regardless of the wage. Machines are cheaper than people and businesses are in it to profit,' Belcamino tweeted.

'Everyone deserves a living wage.'

Addressing the point brought up by 'jonah' and Dice, though not in direct reply to them, actor Angela Belcamino tweeted about how some say higher hourly pay will only lead to increases in cost, across the board

After the responses rolled in, Ocasio-Cortez replied to her initial tweet, clarifying that she was not implying any sort of relationship between the two dollar values

A new report showed that minimum wage workers would be making $33.51 an hour if their earnings had grown at the same rate of Wall Street bonuses. This graph illustrates the change in annual Wall Street bonuses (in blue) alongside that of the annualized federal minimum wage (in orange) from 1985-2018

After the responses rolled in, Ocasio-Cortez replied to her initial tweet, clarifying that she was not implying any sort of relationship between the two dollar values.

'GOP taking every tweet so earnestly, making my point for me. It’s not an argument against the price of a croissant - it’s about the value of human worth,' Ocasio-Cortex tweeted.

'But I guess that idea is foreign to them since their policies treat people as disposable anyway [woman shrugging emoji]'

Meanwhile, a new report showed that minimum wage workers would be making $33.51 an hour if their earnings had grown at the same rate of Wall Street bonuses.

Those big bonuses have risen 1,000 percent since 1985 – going on average from $13,970 to $153,700 in 2018.

By comparison, the federal minimum wage increased 116 percent during the same period, according to the analysis by the left-leaning Institute for Policy Studies.