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Duriya Farooqui
Duriya Farooqui
stated on February 13, 2013 a presentation
"Of the 18 stadiums built from 2004 to 2013, 47 percent of the total cost came from public sources."
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By Eric Stirgus • March 1, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 26, 2013 a budget speech to the state Legislature
"Property taxes had increased 70 percent in the previous 10 years."
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By Caryn Shinske • February 28, 2013
Joseph Testa
Joseph Testa
stated on February 4, 2013 a news conference
"About two-thirds of all consumption is services. . . It was just the opposite" when the sales tax was enacted in the '30s.
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By Robert Higgs • February 27, 2013
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on February 19, 2013 a Tweet
"Kewpie burgers are delicious. An Ohio institution. And they'll cost less thanks to John Kasich's tax cut."
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By Tom Feran • February 22, 2013
John Wisniewski
John Wisniewski
stated on February 2, 2013 a campaign rally
"We have a governor who's vetoed measures like increasing our minimum wage and restoring the earned income tax cut."
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By Bill Wichert • February 14, 2013
J.D. Van Brink
J.D. Van Brink
stated on December 10, 2012 in a tea party meeting
The federal government owns 30 percent of the land in the 50 states, or about 650 million acres.
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By Janel Davis • January 28, 2013
Bill Pascrell
Bill Pascrell
stated on December 31, 2012 an interview on WOR-AM
Says "how much money the government is collecting from people...in terms of the gross domestic product" is "the lowest in 40, 50 years."
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By Bill Wichert • January 13, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on December 13, 2012 legislative testimony.
Says the Nike bill "is not a tax break ... this does not lower the taxes that Nike will pay nor does it prevent the Legislature from raising those taxes in the future."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • December 20, 2012
Our Oregon
Our Oregon
stated on December 4, 2012 a blog post.
Says that "the state spends more money on tax giveaways than it receives in tax collection."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • December 10, 2012
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on November 2, 2012 a news release
Says the tax code is effectively subsidizing "the marketing efforts of fast food and junk food companies by as much as $19 billion over 10 years."
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By Tom Feran • November 26, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 30, 2012 an interview on NBC Nightly News
Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars."
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By Erin O'Neill • November 18, 2012
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 8, 2012 an interview
When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners.
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 14, 2012
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 15, 2012 a TV ad
Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin "proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme" that "even Nancy Pelosi voted against it."
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November 2, 2012
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on October 22, 2012 a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters
Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent."
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By Sue Owen • November 1, 2012
Keep Austin Healthy PAC
Keep Austin Healthy PAC
stated on October 18, 2012 a news article posted online Oct. 18, 2012.
Says the Central Health district's tax rate is the "lowest among the largest counties in Texas, and it will continue to be the lowest" if voters approve a proposed tax increase.  
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 26, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 16, 2012 a town hall meeting in West Milford
"Now remember, property taxes went up 70 percent in the 10 years before I became governor."
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By Erin O'Neill • October 22, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 16, 2012 debate comments
Says Barack Obama has pension investments that include Chinese firms, and "investments through a Caymans trust."
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By Dave Umhoefer • October 17, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.
"The Canadians — they (dropped) their tax rates to 15 percent. The average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world is 25 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on October 4, 2012 a debate on NJTV
Says the United States has the "highest corporate tax rate in the world."
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By Erin O'Neill • October 5, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 23, 2012 an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes"
"Taxes are lower on families than they've been probably in the last 50 years."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2012
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