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Shut off, energy bills have skyrocketed and when the country raised the national sales tax earlier in year many stopped spending. that's why the economy plunged 7% and slipped in to a surprise recession. people feel they can't afford with flat wages and weak yen, they are having a hard time getting by. >> you mentioned voter turnout pretty low here. there is no risk to his party losing control? >> it would be a stunning upset if abe were to lose control in this election. it just doesn't seem statistically possible based on what is expected to be low voter turnout, 22% at the latest update and ...

Way ♪ >> joining us is congressman keith ellison from minnesota. thanks fog being with us. what does the latest executive order mean for workers? it goes to a limit of just under $52,000. so bill o'reilly doesn't have to worry about anything, okay. and neither does ed henry. i think they're doing better than that. but bottom line here, what is this going to do? >> it means the president is listening. it means that work rules regarding overtime pay are going to be honored, and that people are going to get compensated for the very hard work that they do. there is a reason we got four decades o...

Are you its leader? >> this isn't about me, this is about the issues, about what's happening to america's families. america's middle class, america's hard working families have been hammered on for a generation now. and it's not just one problem. it's one after another after another. they have been hit with flat wages or even slightly declining wages and all the core expenses of being middle class, of housing, of health care, of what it costs to keep a child in daycare or send a kid to college, to medical care, all of those costs have shot through the roof. that has put a squeeze on these fami...

Pristine credit rating by a whole notch. claiming growth in political turmoil for throwing the deficit reduction plan off course. still, prime minister david cameron says he has full confidence in the finance minister george osbourne, and britain now joins the u.s. in france and having lost its triple-a rating from at least one major agency. >> well, meantime, here at home, a triple threat to the u.s. economy is now taking a toll on businesses and consumers, some economists are now seeing new warning signs that higher taxes, flat wages, and growing debt are slowing our already struggling econo...

>> bill: it's 15%, sister. the stats are the stats. >> well, the stats are the stats. but let's look at what's accomplished. folks are working. folks are engaged. folks are taking care of their kids. if it's because of flat wages, then it's about time we address the issue of wages. that's what jesus would say pay to the labor what his worth is let's do it. >> bill: we appreciate your work very spirited debate. thank you very much. when we come right back, bernie goldberg on how the media is handling the paul ryan situation. adam corolla will answer the burning question how dumb are american vo...