Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, February 15, 2022

Episode Date: February 15, 2022

Covid subsides in all 50 states, inflation costing Americans hundreds of dollars each month, John Durham’s probe heats-up, ratings surge for the Super Bowl. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, being wealthy in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here, Tuesday, February 15th, 2022. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening across our nation. COVID subsiding in all 50 states. Inflation costing Americans hundreds of dollars each month now. The Russian fraud probe heats up in the USA, rating surge for the Super Bowl. Also ahead, how are you handling money? But first, COVID cases dropping all across the USA, new infections now averaging about 100,000 a day, down 87% in the last four weeks, places easing the mandate include California, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and D.C. The Biden administration still urging all Americans to wear face masks went out in public. USA is on track to reach 1 million virus-related deaths by early April.

The average adult now spending an extra $276 a month because of record high inflation. That is an extra $3,300 a year that we were not spending last year. Economists predict the inflation number could reach $8,000. percent by March. Products with the biggest price increases include groceries, gas, toiletries, furniture, the cost of energy doubling in places like New York City and Atlanta. Let his polls show 70 percent disapprove of President Biden's handling of the economy, which they should. It is a disaster. Special counsel John Durham's investigation into the Russian situation accelerating, more witnesses now cooperating with the grand jury as the focus is on Hillary Clinton's 2016

campaign. Court documents say her lawyers paid outside firms to surveil Donald Trump and his team. The Biden White House dismisses the report with a quote, I can't speak to that. I refer you to the Department of Justice. Early estimates are 100 million Americans tuned into the Super Bowl, a 12% boost from last year when Tom Brady was playing. The halftime concert hosted by Dr. Dre also up 20%. Highest rated commercials go to the car companies. Toyota, General Motors, Chevrolet, all promoting electric vehicles with celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger and the cast members of the Sopranos.

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Again, that's 866-326-5576-5576 or text bill to 998899. Time now for the O'Reilly Update message of the day. Money in America, the real story. First facts from the U.S. Census Bureau and the IRS. The average household in America earned $68,000. Average expenditures per home, 57,300. 20% of us have nothing saved to cover emergencies. 31% have less than $500 in savings. 65% earn less than $100,000 a year. So we are essentially

a working class nation. Now, about the wealthy, the total number of millionaires in America, 20 million. Eight percent of American adults are millionaires. The average age of a millionaire, 62. There are 229 millionaires in Congress. That is 43 percent of all the lawmakers. Americans worth more than $10 million, $1.4 million. Folks worth more than $50,000, $89,000. People worth more than $100 million, just $30,000 out of a population of $330 million. total number of billionaires, Bernie Sanders' favorite group, just 788 people in the USA.

So the Sanders propaganda of this vast wealth class is a fiction, and so is the socialized vision. Only capitalism can raise Americans up to a wealth classification. Think about it. If you would like to be wealthy, comfortable, you can't do that in a socialistic system. So everybody then would earn $68,000 a year because the government would take the rest of the money away. Americans don't understand this. Upward financial mobility only happens in a competitive marketplace where the government stays out of it. Now, before the Berlin Wall came down and the Soviet Union collapsed, I visited many Eastern European countries like Hungary, Romania. I saw for myself what communism did in those places. Then I went to Venezuela. I went to Cuba.

saw the misery. So right now, let's recap. We're a working class nation here. But some of us, very small number, are millionaires. You can be a millionaire too under a capitalistic system if you are an innovator, if you work extraordinarily hard, and if you are very lucky. And that is the truth. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. If you would like to see me in person, I'll be in Chicago, March 31st. Please go to Bill O'Reilly.com for information. In a moment, something you might not know. Power, politics, and the people behind the headlines. I'm Miranda Devine, New York Post columnist, and the host of the brand new podcast, Podforce One.

Every week, I'll sit down for candid conversations with Washington's most powerful disrupt. lawmakers, lawmakers, and even the President of the United States. These are the leaders shaping the future of America and the world. Listen to Podforce One with me, Miranda Devine, every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. You don't want to miss an episode. Now, the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. The American economy slash 24 million jobs.

when COVID shut down the country two years ago. Hardest hit, the restaurant business. But one specific group thrived during the pandemic, the fast food industry. Many Americans turn to the drive in windows for a quick, inexpensive meal in the safety of their car. Here are the country's top fast food chains, ranked by volume, sales, and number of locations. Number 10, Panera bread, $5 billion worth of sandwiches sold each year from 2,000 stores. Next up, Domino's Pizza, followed by Dunkin' Donuts, then Wendy's Hamburgers. The sick spot goes to Chick-fil-A, the chain dominating the southern market, folks buying

$8 billion worth of chicken sandwiches. The fifth most popular fast food chain, the home. Home of the Whopper, Burger King. There are more than 7,000 locations selling $9 billion of beef in all 50 states. Next up, Taco Bell, the Tex-Mex restaurant. So the biggest jump in sales during the COVID pandemic. Most popular item, the XXL grilled, stuffed burrito crunch supreme. I'm hungry just saying that. Number three, fast food place, subway. $10 billion in sales at 25,000 locations.

Second place goes to Starbucks. The coffee shop changes up its menu each season, generating the most money during Christmas. Best seller last December, the coffee hot chocolate combo. But where each beverage contains 23 teaspoons of sugar. You may have guessed a top spot. McDonald's, 40 billion in annual USA sales, 3 billion burgers sold per year. That's 5,000 every minute of every day. The company reports 8% growth during the pandemic. And here's something else you might not know. All this fast food having a major effect on the nation's health. The average American is gained between 10 and 20 pounds since COVID

hit. A third of adults are now considered medically obese. Back after this. Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer Show podcast, reminding you to turn into my show every day to get your daily dose inside the world of politics. President Trump and his team are shaking up Washington like never before, and we're here to cover it from all sides, especially on the topics the mainstream media won't. So if you're a political junkie on a late lunch or getting ready for the drive home, new episodes of the Sean Spicer Show podcast drop at 2 p.m. East Coast every day. Make sure you tune in. You can find us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. Thank you for listening to the O'Reilly Update. I am Bill O'Reilly, no spin, just facts,

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