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Bernie Sanders
stated on June 12, 2026 in an X post:

"Today, Elon Musk, a trillionaire, pays the same amount into Social Security as someone making $184,500."

By Caleb McCullough • June 17, 2026

Bernie Sanders
stated on September 17, 2023 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

“CEOs are now making 400 times more than their average worker.”

By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • September 21, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on April 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.

By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • May 4, 2023

Bernie Sanders
stated on November 29, 2022 in an interview:

In the first three quarters of 2022, “the railroad industry made $21 billion in profits, provided $25 billion in stock buybacks and dividends” and CEOs are paid up to $20 million a year, while railroad workers have "zero guaranteed sick leave."

By Tom Kertscher • December 8, 2022

Joe Biden
stated on April 7, 2021 in remarks at the White House:

“A new, independent study put out last week found that at least 55 of our largest corporations used various loopholes to pay zero federal income tax in 2020.”

By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2021

Christina Blackcloud
stated on January 23, 2021 in a tweet:

The school voucher bill the Iowa Legislature is considering would "give your education tax dollars to corporations."

By Seth Taylor • February 4, 2021

Elizabeth Warren
stated on August 27, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post:

"We lag behind many other developed nations in connectivity and speed, while also paying more for that service."

By Jon Greenberg • August 29, 2019

Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 10, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says Leah Vukmir was "just about the only legislator who stood with the insurance companies" and "voted against oral chemotherapy."

By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2018

Paul Ryan
stated on September 1, 2017 in an interview:

"We've got about $3 trillion in trapped cash overseas that basically can't come back in this country because of our tax laws."

By Tom Kertscher • September 15, 2017

Mark Pocan
stated on December 16, 2016 in an interview:

Says Donald Trump's first 17 Cabinet appointments "have a net worth of more than a third of America."

By Tom Kertscher • December 30, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on December 13, 2016 in a speech:

America’s federal business tax rate is the highest "in the world."

By Tom Kertscher • December 15, 2016

Food & Water Watch
stated on December 10, 2016 in a campaign letter:

Says Rex Tillerson "sued to keep a fracking project out of his backyard."

By Linda Qiu • December 14, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2016 in a rally in Delaware, Ohio:

"Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico."

By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2016

Mark Warner
stated on June 19, 2016 in a radio interview.:

"The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months."

By Warren Fiske • July 6, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 6, 2016 in a tweet:

"The largest U.S. companies would owe $620 billion in U.S. taxes on the cash they store in tax havens."

By Jon Greenberg • April 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate:

"We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes."

By Tom Kertscher • February 11, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on February 2, 2016 in an interview in Bow, N.H.:

"Ted Cruz defended a Chinese company that stole an invention from an American inventor."

By Jonathan Van Fleet • February 7, 2016

Martin O'Malley
stated on January 14, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com:

"Fifty years ago, the average GM employee could pay for a year of a son or daughter’s college tuition on just two weeks wages."

By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2016

The Commonwealth Institute
stated on April 30, 2015 in a blog post.:

Says "roughly two-thirds of (state) corporations didn’t pay any income tax in Virginia."

By Sean Gorman • May 27, 2015

Jon Erpenbach
stated on February 23, 2015 in a Facebook post:

"In general, it appears" Wisconsin’s right to work bill would "likely apply to" the Green Bay Packers players and their union.

By Tom Kertscher • February 27, 2015

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