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Threads posts
stated on November 17, 2024 Threads posts

“Elon Musk has $180 Billion and there are 8B people on earth. If he gave us each $1B he’d still have $172B left.”

November 18, 2024

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

X posts
stated on May 8, 2022 a tweet

“Is ANYONE asking how Ron DeSantis was worth $340,000 in 2020 and is now worth $52 million?"

By Yacob Reyes • May 12, 2022

Viral image
stated on October 10, 2021 a Facebook post

“Under part 2 of the infrastructure bill, upon death the entire value of your accumulated wealth and estate will be taxed at 61%.”

October 13, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on June 17, 2020 a Facebook post

Former slave Nancy Green, the first Aunt Jemima model, died “as one of America’s first black millionaires.”

June 22, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on April 2, 2019 a Facebook post

Says President Barack Obama once said, "The American dream is to be Donald Trump"

By Samantha Putterman • April 8, 2019

Sean Duffy
stated on May 9, 2017 an interview

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

May 12, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 a speech

"In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds."

October 6, 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

Donald Trump
stated on August 27, 2016 a speech

"Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising business tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and by taxing "family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 31, 2016

Marina Dimitrijevic
stated on February 16, 2016 a press release

Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is a "billionaire."

By James B. Nelson • March 2, 2016

Occupy Democrats
stated on December 2, 2015 a Facebook post

"If Trump had just put his father’s money in a mutual fund ... he’d have $8 billion."

By Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2015

Nicholas Mattiello
stated on January 18, 2015 an interview on "10 News Conference"

"There haven't been tax cuts for the rich" in Rhode Island.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 8, 2015

Nicholas Kristof
stated on December 4, 2014 a broadcast of "The Daily Show"

The wealth gap between blacks and whites in the United States is "greater than the black-white wealth gap was in apartheid South Africa."

By Jon Greenberg • December 17, 2014

Mike Stenhouse
stated on November 14, 2014 a radio interview

"According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood."

By Katie Mulvaney • December 14, 2014

Senate Majority PAC
stated on August 20, 2014 a campaign ad

Says Thom Tillis "gives tax breaks to yacht and jet owners."

By Lauren Carroll • August 26, 2014

Rush Limbaugh
stated on April 28, 2014 comments on his radio show

"Some of the wealthiest Americans are African-American now."

By Aaron Sharockman • April 29, 2014

Bob Kincaid
stated on January 19, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry"

"Most of West Virginia is still owned, in excess of 90 percent, by out-of-state interests."

By Jon Greenberg • January 21, 2014

Ken Cuccinelli
stated on September 6, 2013 a TV ad.

"Terry McAuliffe cashed in, walking away with millions" from the demise of Global Crossing.

By Nancy Madsen, Warren Fiske • September 23, 2013

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