Economic Views
O'Reilly is a frequent critic of government welfare and poverty programs. He is also critical of the estate tax. However, he does not differentiate between the marginal tax rate (46 percent) and the effective tax rate (roughly nine percent ).
O'Reilly has said French unemployment and subsequent riots are the "common effects of socialist thinking". He claims the French unemployment rate is high because of entitlements sanctioned by the French government, and that these entitlements make employers hesitant to hire young employees for fear that they will be required to give benefits to underperforming workers.
He says he supports income-based affirmative action as opposed to race-related affirmative action.
Despite the fact that O'Reilly has criticized government welfare and is sometimes considered to be a conservative, some of his economic views seem to be anti-capitalistic and left wing. Neil Cavuto, Vice President of Fox News accused O'Reilly of "push populist nonsense. O'Reilly also appears to be opposed to a free market and profits and in support of protectionism.
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