"Fox's Bill O'Reilly downplayed the impact of raising the minimum wage, claiming only an"infinitesimal" number of people would be impacted, and ignoring the 27.8 million Americans that would benefit from a raise in the minimum wage. During the January 20 State of the Union address, President Obama urged members of Congress to raise the minimum wage, saying 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." On the January 21 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly and network contributor Eric Shawn undermined President Obama's minimum wage initiative, and diminished the number of Americans that would be impacted by raising the minimum wage. O'Reilly asserted that only "a very low number" of people make "minimum wage anyways," claiming that the number of people who would be impacted by the change would be "infinitesimal" and saying Obama has been "misleading everybody" by insisting a raise would have a big effect:" Watch the clip here: http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/01/21/bill-oreilly-downplays-impact-of-minimum-wage-i/202230 John Iadarola (http://www.twitter.com/jiadarola), Ben Mankiewicz (http://www.twitter.com/benmank77), and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/anakasparian) of The Young Turks discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. ********** Support TYT while shopping on Amazon through this link (bookmark it!) http://www.amazon.com/?tag=theyoungturks-20 The Largest Online News Show in the World. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE STREAMING weekdays 6-8pm ET. Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. Young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations. (American Heritage Dictionary) Download audio and video of the full two hour show on-demand + the members-only post game show by becoming a member at http://www.tytnetwork.com/subscribe/. Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth. Join The Young Turks Network mailing list https://www.tytnetwork.com/newsletter/ or Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://www.youtube.com/user/theyoungturks?sub_confirmation=1 Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheYoungTurks Follow Us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TheYoungTurks Watch TYT on Maker.TV here: http://www.maker.tv/theyoungturks Get your TYT Merch: http://shoptyt.com

• published: 23 Jan 2015
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