Jeb Bush 'should be embarrassed' by his overtime pay claims, economists say

Experts say the Republican presidential candidate's assertions that changes to overtime pay would result in fewer jobs and lower pay show he is misinformed

Jeb Bush has created a flap with another statement about American workers. In an appearance in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Tuesday, he said Barack Obama's proposal to expand overtime pay to millions more managers and white-collar workers would result in "less overtime pay" and "less wages earned".

Numerous economists attacked Bush's statement, calling him woefully misinformed. And several studies on the rule contradict Bush's assertion that the overtime rules would "lessen the number of people working".

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