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Jeb Bush: “People Need to Work Longer Hours”

HeadlineJul 10, 2015

A super PAC backing Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush says it has raised a record $103 million in the first half of this year. In total, the super PAC and Bush’s campaign have raised more than $114 million, far outstripping Democratic and Republican rivals. The news comes as Bush is facing criticism for telling the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper Americans need to work longer hours.

Jeb Bush: “Which means we have to be a lot more productive, workforce participation has to rise from its all-time, modern lows. It means that people need to work longer hours and, through their productivity, gain more income for their families.”

Americans already work more hours than people in any other industrialized country. And despite a 25 percent rise in worker productivity over recent years, wages have flatlined. Bush later said he was referring to part-time workers unable to find full-time work.

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