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Steve Moore
Steve Moore
stated on May 26, 2011 a column in the Wall Street Journal
"In the late 1980s, the U.S. was nearly the lowest-taxed nation in the world, and a quarter century later we're nearly the highest."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2011
Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on March 29, 2011 a news release
"Gov. (Scott) Walker has yet to create a job, he gives away millions to his friends, and he raises taxes on working people."
Mostly False
By Joe Carey • May 9, 2011
Republican Party of Virginia
Republican Party of Virginia
stated on April 18, 2011 a website post.
Tim Kaine broke a campaign promise not to raise taxes.
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • April 21, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 14, 2011 a conference call.
Says the state’s rainy day fund is "our insurance policy against a major natural disaster."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 18, 2011
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on March 8, 2011 comments on MSNBC.
Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to education are the same as his proposed corporate income tax rate reduction.  
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 9, 2011
Phil King
Phil King
stated on January 13, 2011 a newspaper article.
Says families now pay out 40 percent of their income to taxes.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 22, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 7, 2011 presentations rolling out his budget.
Says his tax and fee cuts will save households "$540 over two years."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • February 10, 2011
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on January 10, 2011 in a news release.
Recommendations for a major tax overhaul for Georgia are an "overall tax hike."
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • January 28, 2011
Cory Mason
Cory Mason
stated on January 13, 2011 a news release
"Republican (small business tax cut) bill spends $80 million for better Google searches, not job creation"
Mostly False
January 26, 2011
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on December 7, 2010 a radio interview
The Obama-GOP compromise "raises taxes, it raises the death tax."
Mostly False
December 13, 2010
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on November 29, 2010 a news release
"In 2009, Jim Doyle and the Democrats rushed through a budget repair bill with billions in tax increases and held no public hearings."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 5, 2010
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on November 30, 2010 a news release
Says Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to keep "an extreme, job-killing Internal Revenue Service paperwork mandate."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • December 2, 2010
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on November 3, 2010 a TV interview.
Letting the Bush tax cuts expire would raise taxes on small businesses.
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • November 26, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on November 3, 2010 a news conference
Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 14, 2010
Matt Wand
Matt Wand
stated on October 24, 2010 a campaign mailer
Says Nick Kahl made it harder for many families to cover basic health care expenses.
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 31, 2010
Alexi Giannoulias
Alexi Giannoulias
stated on October 15, 2010 a TV ad
"Mark Kirk: Lied about going to war. Opposed middle class tax cuts. And said unemployment’s not that big an issue."
Mostly False
October 19, 2010
Christine O'Donnell
Christine O'Donnell
stated on October 11, 2010 a campaign commercial
Delaware Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons "thought that a 911 call should be taxed."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2010
Patrick Rose
Patrick Rose
stated on September 24, 2010 a TV ad.
Says Republican opponent Jason Isaac is peddling a plan meaning Texans "would pay the highest sales taxes in America, up to 14.5 percent."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 9, 2010
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on October 6, 2010 a statement posted on a website
"Tom Ganley supports a 23 percent national sales tax that would raise taxes on the middle class while giving a huge tax break to millionaires like himself."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • October 6, 2010
Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)
Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)
stated on September 24, 2010 a campaign mailer
Says Julie Parrish wants to add a sales tax to everything we need to buy including food, clothing, medicine and school supplies.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • September 24, 2010
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