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Beto O'Rourke Shames Bill O'Reilly for Doubting Story of Mom Working Four Jobs: "She has to live in
BETO O'ROURKE SHAMES BILL O'REILLY FOR DOUBTING STORY OF MOM WORKING FOUR JOBS: 'SHE HAS TO LIVE IN HER CAR—WHILE A DISGRACED TV HOST LIKE YOU MAKES MILLIONS'Beto O'Rourke appeared to put political commentator Bill O'Reilly to shame on Tuesday after the pundit tried to cast doubt on a story he shared during the Democratic 2020 debate about a mother forced to work four jobs to keep her family afloat.
O'Rourke had sought to share the story as an example of the harsh realities of income inequality in the U.S. during Tuesday evening's debate.
Asked whether he believed a wealth tax would be "the best way" to address income inequality, O'Rourke said he believed a tax that would make the ultra-wealth pay more could be "part of the solution."
"I think we need to be focused on lifting people up," O'Rourke, a former Texas representative said, before telling the story of a mother he had met in Las Vegas, who might benefit from such support.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/beto-orourke-bill-oreilly-2020-democratic-debate-income-inequality-1465554