Here's a Transcript of her remarks:
“Christmas is 10 days away,” said Pelosi at a press briefing on Capitol Hill today. “The president and Democrats in Congress have been very clear. We're not going home without enacting a payroll tax cut for America's working families and extending unemployment insurance for millions of Americans.”
“The payroll tax cut that the president proposed would put $1,500 in the pockets of 160 million Americans,” she said. “The unemployment insurance extension is not only good for individuals. It has a macroeconomic impact. As macroeconomic advisers have stated, it would make a difference of 600,000 jobs to our economy.”
Let's Play!!
Oh... sorry. No. There are only 140 Million people employed in the US... not 160 Million.
ROUND 2: Is the fact The payroll tax cut that the president proposed would put $1,500 in the pockets of 160 million Americans?
Oh... sorry. No. Aside from there not being 160M Americans in the workforce.. for the 2% payroll tax to put $1,500 in the pocket of anyone they would need to make $75,000 per year ($75,000*2% = $1,500).
Oops.. but 88.5% of workers in the US don't make $75,000. in fact, the average worker makes slightly more than $24,000. In reality, only about 17.5 Million workers would get $1,500. Meaning: 88.5% of working Americans would get less than $1,500.
ROUND 3: Is the fact: As macroeconomic advisers have stated, it would make a difference of 600,000 jobs to our economy?
Oh... sorry. No. Besides.. she never really said it would ADD or SUBTRACT jobs in our economy. She simply said it would 'make a difference' to some jobs in our economy. No, this is political-speak - and as such cannot be considered a fact.
ROUND 4: Is the fact: Christmas is 10 days away?
Ahhhhhhh... yes. There we found it. Nancy Pelosi did get one fact right in her statement! Well done!!
2 comments:
Oh, thanks for keeping them honest...how can they be so misleading...how can they state facts that aren't facts?????
Scare thing is that people just take all politicians at their word!
You should be on National News nightly with this "Find the Fact" game. It would really wake some people up. Thanks for clearing up the facts.
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