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Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
stated on March 27, 2019 a tweet
"Governor Evers' budget would increase property taxes by the largest amount in a decade"
Half-True
By Eric Litke • April 12, 2019
Daniel Riemer
Daniel Riemer
stated on February 17, 2019 a TV interview
"About 80 percent of (the manufacturing and agriculture) tax credit goes to claimants who are making $1 million or more."  
True
By Mica Soellner • April 4, 2019
Ideas Illinois
Ideas Illinois
stated on March 21, 2019 an ad
"Pritzker and Madigan want to change the constitution to allow a permanent jobs tax on middle class families."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 31, 2019
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
stated on March 7, 2019 an ad video
"HR 1 is going to take your hard-earned tax dollars and millions more and send them to (a political candidate’s) campaign so (they) can put ads on TV."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • March 26, 2019
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on February 12, 2019 a tweet
"Over the last eight years, we’ve shown that even though we’ve cut taxes by $8 billion, revenues continue to grow."
True
By Eric Litke • March 21, 2019
Levar Stoney
Levar Stoney
stated on March 6, 2019
On tax increases.
Half Flip
By Warren Fiske • March 19, 2019
James Lankford
James Lankford
stated on March 6, 2019 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"Tax revenue went up, actually, $14 billion last year after the tax cut actually occurred. We had greater revenue."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2019
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on February 18, 2019 an interview
With the Trump tax law, "70 percent of the benefits went to the wealthiest 1 percent."  
Half-True
March 5, 2019
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on February 28, 2019
On not pursuing higher taxes
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • March 5, 2019
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on February 20, 2019 a speech
Says taxing more services, taxing retirement income and increasing the flat-rate income tax would "fall disproportionately on the working poor and the middle class."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 3, 2019
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on February 12, 2019 a tweet
GOP tax plan "is better for working, middle-class families" since "88% of the tax relief goes to those making $100,000 or less."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • February 22, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on February 11, 2019 a tweet
"The average tax refund is down about $170 compared to last year. Let’s call the President’s tax cut what it is: a middle-class tax hike to line the pockets of already wealthy corporations and the 1%."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2019
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on January 11, 2019 a tweet
"Today, property taxes are lower than they were in 2010."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • February 8, 2019
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on February 1, 2019 an interview
"Seventy percent of the American public agree with" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "on having the top marginal (tax) rate for the rich" at 70 percent, and "that's a Fox News Poll saying that."  
Mostly False
February 6, 2019
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 16, 2019 a tweet
During the three times the top marginal tax rates were lowered in the 20th century, "revenues actually went up while the economy improved in America."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 5, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 28, 2019 remarks in Fort Lauderdale
"There was virtually no new business investment" after the 2017 tax law. "The bulk was used to buy back their own stock."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 4, 2019
Gery Chico
Gery Chico
stated on January 16, 2019 a campaign ad
"In Springfield, Susana Mendoza voted to hit working families with a massive new soda tax."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 3, 2019
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on January 30, 2019 news release
"Not a dollar would be paid out until jobs in the Foxconn development area were created."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • February 1, 2019
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on January 30, 2019 a joint statement
Potential Foxconn changes are due to "the wave of economic uncertainty" from Evers administration
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • February 1, 2019
Eileen Filler-Corn
Eileen Filler-Corn
stated on January 15, 2019 a floor speech.
"There is no tax increase in the governor’s budget plan."  
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • January 29, 2019
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