I Call Him Bully O'Lielly
(he is both a bully and liar)
Facts Matter Don't They
The story on FOX (what I call the nitwit network): Unfair
and unbalanced gnus.
FOX's Bill O'Reilly downplayed the impact of raising
the minimum wage, claiming “only an
infinitesimal number of people” would be impacted, while
ignoring the 27.8 million Americans that would benefit from a raise in the
minimum wage.
What really got the GOP/Rightwing so pissed and out of sorts
was this from President Obama during this SOTU address when he said: “For
those who still refuse to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly
believe you could work full-time and support a family on less than $15,000 a
year, go try it. If not, vote to give millions of the hardest working people in
America a
raise.”
I totally and absolutely 100% agree with Mr. Obama. For the
doubters, how about a few facts, you know, those things they hate: facts that trump their opinions:
According to the Economic
Policy Institute (EPI), raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour
by 2016 would “raise the wages of 27.8 million workers, who would receive
about $35 billion in additional wages over the phase-in period.”
(BTW I note: Workers who earn more will spend more and that helps the economy overall).
According to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report,
the “ripple
effect” of raising the minimum wage would benefit 16.5 million workers, and
it would lift nearly one million people out of poverty.
(BTW I note: That would also save public assistance money).
So, for Mr. O'Reilly and those like him, please do me the honor and a
huge favor and just STFU. Thanks in advance.
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