Latest Fact-Checks By Robert Higgs

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Mary Taylor says Obamacare will push insurance costs up 41 percent for Ohioans

August 9, 2013

"Ohioans can expect to pay up to 41 percent more for their insurance premiums when Obamacare takes effect next year."

Ohio Sen. Kris Jordan says Delaware County lays claim to most waterfront property in the state

June 27, 2013

Says Delaware County has more waterfront property than any other county in the state of Ohio

Senate President Keith Faber says more than 300,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army during the Civil War, more per capita than any other state

June 5, 2013

"During the Civil War, more than 300,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army -- more per capita than any other state."

State Rep. Mike Foley says Ohio led the nation in job losses for March

May 13, 2013

Ohio’s lost more jobs in March than any other state in the nation.

John Kasich says Oklahoma, Texas have “sky high” taxes on oil and gas but are reducing or have no income tax

April 8, 2013

"Right now, Texas doesn’t have an income tax and Oklahoma’s lowering their income tax rates, and guess what their severance tax is? Sky high."

Ohio Tax Commissioner Joseph Testa says consumption has shifted over the years from goods to services

February 27, 2013

"About two-thirds of all consumption is services. . . It was just the opposite" when the sales tax was enacted in the '30s.

Rob Portman cites remarks from a “pro stimulus economist” as proof the stimulus failed

September 16, 2010

Says a "Pro-Stimulus economist admits it is not working … "

Jim Renacci rips Rep. John Boccieri’s votes to ‘spend a billion dollars an hour’ … ‘for his first 50 days in office’

September 8, 2010

"Boccieri voted to spend a billion dollars an hour, every hour, for his first 50 days in office"  

Dennis Kucinich warns that loophole in the Great Lakes compact could allow exploitation of water

September 1, 2010

"The Great Lakes Compact has a loophole. And the loophole is that while you cannot remove the water in a big transport, you can remove…

State Sen. Bob Gibbs claims cap and trade as passed by the House will cost families $1,761 a year

August 13, 2010

Cap and trade legislation that Zack Space supported "would cost the average household approximately $1,761 per year in increased energy rates."

House candidate Bob Gibbs touts coal’s role for power generation in Ohio’s 18th District

July 24, 2010

"In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal."

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