The median income for women in 2014 was still lower than it was in 2008.Ĭhanges in Census methodology between 20 make it difficult to precisely pinpoint how much lower median incomes are, though the trend is clearly downward – roughly 3% lower than six years before. He’s also correct that in 2011, the median income for women is $732 less than it was in 2008.Įven using updated figures, Cruz’s assertion that women’s income has fallen holds up. … Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733,” Cruz said.Ī review of data from the Census department – which the Republican National Committee cites when circulating the exact same statistics – indicates that Cruz is utilizing figures from 20.Ĭruz is right that between 20, 3.7 million women fell below the poverty line. “Under Barack Obama, 3.7 million women have entered poverty. Few employers subject to the mandate report changing their staffing or hiring because of Obamacare, according to the 2015 Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Education Trust survey.Īttacking President Barack Obama’s economic record, Cruz cited statistics showing conditions worsening for women under Obama’s tenure, claiming Democrats running for president are avoiding the topic. The National Federation of Independent Businesses is a strong critic of Obamacare, saying the mandate is hurting their members and not lowering their cost of providing health insurance.īut there’s no indication that Obamacare is costing jobs. Certainly, some small businesses subject to health reform are straining to adhere to the rules. The SBA defines small businesses as those with fewer than 500 workers. Companies with 50 to 100 staffers have until next year to comply. Employers with more than 100 workers had to provide affordable insurance to most of them starting this year. Obamacare does not apply to small businesses with fewer than 50 full-time employees. RELATED: Obamacare isn’t really killing jobs This was at least four years before Obamacare’s mandate on employers took effect.

And why? They cite Obamacare.”įiorina appears to be citing Small Business Administration statistics on the number of small business “deaths” in 2011. The bad news is we have 470,000 going out of business every year. How great is that? They are employing themselves and potentially employing others. We have 400,000 small businesses forming every year in the country. Think about it: six and a half million people working part-time.”įiorina made the claim that “if you’re a small business owner today, you are being crushed. “They’re concerned that Washington is so dysfunctional it is holding them back. Here’s how his statistics stack up by each phrase: Six million more people living in poverty than the day that Barack Obama got elected president.” Workforce participation rates, lower than they were in 1977.

Six point five million people working part time.

“They’re (Republicans) concerned that Washington is so dysfunctional, it is holding them back there are lids on people’s aspirations. Reality Check: Jeb Bush on part-time work, workforce participation and povertyīush attacked President Barack Obama on three points about jobs and poverty under his tenure.

The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN selected key statements and rated them: True Mostly True True, but Misleading False or It’s Complicated. The Republican candidates for president gathered in Boulder, Colorado, for their third debate Wednesday, and CNN’s Reality Check team spent the night putting their statements and assertions to the test.

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