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Joe Biden
stated on January 25, 2024 Public appearance:

"There are a thousand billionaires now and you know what their average tax rate is? 8%."

By Sophia Voight • January 26, 2024

James Woods
stated on December 10, 2023 an X post:

Joe Biden’s net worth was $41 million in 2022.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 19, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on March 4, 2022 a Facebook post:

“And just like that, your $15/hr doesn’t buy you as much as $7.50/hr did a year ago.”

By Sara Swann • March 9, 2022

Joe Volk
stated on November 17, 2021 TV interview:

“In Wisconsin, we have 50% of the population paying 50%, 60%, 70%, sometimes 80% for their housing.”

By Vanessa Swales • January 7, 2022

Facebook posts
stated on September 14, 2021 a Facebook post:

"The top 1% pays 90% of income taxes.”

By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2021

Raphael Warnock
stated on December 15, 2020 an ad:

Says Kelly Loeffler supports "raising taxes on Georgia's middle class."

By Tom Kertscher • December 16, 2020

Abigail Spanberger
stated on October 20, 2020 a debate.:

“The majority of minimum wage workers...are mothers.”

By Warren Fiske • October 30, 2020

Viral image
stated on February 29, 2020 a post on Facebook:

“Bernie Logic: Nobody can live on $7 an hour. We must raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also we must raise the tax rate to 52%. $15 an hour * 52% = $7.80. $15 an hour - $7.80 = $7.20. $7.20 an hour!!!”

By Aaron Sharockman • February 29, 2020

Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 5, 2020 a CNN town hall:

“We have an America where … hard-working families have flat wages.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on December 2, 2019 a Facebook post:

"Congress rejects $336 (per) month increase in" Social Security and disability benefits "but approves $8,872 (per) month increase for themselves."

By Tom Kertscher • January 2, 2020

Mick Mulvaney
stated on October 17, 2019 a news conference:

Says Donald Trump "will not be profiting" from the G-7 summit meeting to be held at Trump’s Doral resort.

By Tom Kertscher • October 18, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on August 30, 2019 a Facebook post:

"In 1789, being a member of Congress in the U.S. was considered a civic duty, and they were only paid 50 cents a day."

By Samantha Putterman • September 5, 2019

Sean Duffy
stated on May 9, 2017 an interview:

The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans.

By Tom Kertscher • May 12, 2017

Peter Barca
stated on January 10, 2017 a news conference:

Wisconsin’s middle class is the "most diminished" in the United States.

By Jonathan Anderson • January 20, 2017

Mike Gallagher
stated on September 12, 2016 a TV ad:

Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million."

By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate at Hofstra University:

"You will learn more about Donald Trump by going down to the Federal Elections" to see the financial disclosure form than by looking at tax returns.

By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on March 6, 2016 a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.:

"When you're white ... you don't know what it's like to be poor."

By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP primary debate.:

"Welders make more money than philosophers."

By Clayton Youngman • November 11, 2015

Rachel Maddow
stated on July 13, 2015 a television show:

Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country."

By Kevin Crowe, Tom Kertscher • August 24, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 18, 2015 an appearance in Mason City, Iowa:

Hedge fund managers "pay less in taxes than nurses and truck drivers."

By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2015

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