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Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on September 16, 2010 a series of campaign TV ads
Tom Barrett "voted for the largest tax increase in history ... raising taxes on gas and Social Security."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 17, 2010
George Will
George Will
stated on September 12, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour''
"Over 10 years, (extending tax cuts for the wealthy) would add less to the deficit than Obama added with the stimulus in one year."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 14, 2010
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on September 12, 2010 a White House news release
Says John Boehner changed his position on extending Bush tax cuts.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2010
stated on August 6, 2010 a campaign TV ad
"Walker says he’s for lower taxes. But Milwaukee County spending has gone up by $349 million."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • September 12, 2010
John Loughlin
John Loughlin
stated on August 20, 2010 a campaign commercial
After Ronald Reagan cut taxes in 1981 the U.S. enjoyed "exponential growth."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 5, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 16, 2010 a speech at a campaign fund-raiser for Tom Barrett's gubernatorial campaign
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett "has held the line on property taxes."
Mostly False
September 3, 2010
Dave Yost
Dave Yost
stated on August 10, 2010 a campaign video
"When Pepper’s tax was finally voted down, Pepper laid off cops and closed jails and let criminals run free in the streets."
Mostly False
By Joe Guillen • September 3, 2010
Sam Rashid
Sam Rashid
stated on July 26, 2010 in a mailer.
The sales tax increase, if approved, will cost taxpayers "up to $300 million per year, in perpetuity, to finance a rail system for the City of Tampa."
Mostly False
By Bill Varian • August 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 18, 2010 a response to a question during an appearance in Columbus, Ohio.
Republicans "don't think it's a good idea" to make the child care tax credit "stronger."
Mostly False
By Lukas Pleva • August 27, 2010
Pat Toomey
Pat Toomey
stated on July 14, 2010 a television commercial
"Joe Sestak ... even wants to bring back the death tax, letting the IRS take half of your savings when you die."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2010
Mark Sharpe
Mark Sharpe
stated on July 20, 2010 a campaign mailer
"Mark Sharpe has lowered property taxes by 17 percent."
Mostly False
By Bill Varian • August 19, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 10, 2010 a news release
A bill to aid state and local governments "is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 13, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 3, 2010 a TV ad.
"Bill McCollum voted for higher taxes and fees 42 times while he was in Congress."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 10, 2010
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on July 28, 2010 a guest column in The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Allowing all Bush income tax cuts to expire on Dec. 31 "will amount to the largest tax increase in the history of America."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • August 8, 2010
Stephen Hayes
Stephen Hayes
stated on July 25, 2010 on ABC News' "This Week."
People in the top tax bracket, "these so-called wealthy, most of them are small-business owners."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 27, 2010
Ellyn Bogdanoff
Ellyn Bogdanoff
stated on July 13, 2010 a TV ad
"I said no to higher taxes and fees."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 15, 2010
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on June 13, 2009 a rally
"I've traveled the country advocating for the FairTax ..."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 5, 2010
Allen West
Allen West
stated on April 26, 2010 a statement on his campaign website
"Currently we have some 40-45% of Americans who are not paying any taxes."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 28, 2010
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on March 31, 2010 a speech to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
In 2004, "20 percent of U.S. households were getting about 75 percent of their income from the federal government. ... Another 20 percent were receiving almost 40 percent."
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • April 21, 2010
Mark Kirk
Mark Kirk
stated on March 21, 2010 a floor speech in the House
"According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the IRS would need to hire over 16,000 people ... to audit the American people and impose the new taxes and mandates" of the health care bill.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 29, 2010
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