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Hunter Schwarz
Hunter Schwarz
stated on June 8, 2015 a "Washington Post" article
47 percent of Americans "can’t pay for an unexpected $400 expense through savings or credit cards, without selling something or borrowing money."
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By Jon Greenberg • June 9, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on April 14, 2015 an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"We are in the sixth year of recovery, and median income is below what it was at the start of the recovery."
True
By Louis Jacobson • April 16, 2015
Starbucks
Starbucks
stated on March 20, 2015 a newspaper advertisement
"White people control almost 90 percent of the nation's wealth."
True
March 31, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 6, 2015 a speech
Six of the nation’s 10 wealthiest counties, "according to median income, are in and around the Washington, D.C. area."  
True
March 2, 2015
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on November 9, 2014 an interview
Wisconsin is below the national average in wage growth and job growth.  
True
November 28, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on October 27, 2014 a fundraising letter
"Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world."
True
By Joshua Gillin • November 6, 2014
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on October 26, 2014 a TV debate
"We have the third-lowest minimum wage … of developed countries."
True
By Alex Kuffner • November 1, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on September 22, 2014 television ad
In the last 10 years, Georgia’s middle class income has dropped $6,500.  
True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 29, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 14, 2014 various blogs and Internet comments
Wisconsin is "dead last in income growth" among midwestern states during Gov. Scott Walker’s term.
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By Dave Umhoefer • August 28, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 30, 2014 a tweet
"Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year."  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 14, 2014
Alicia Menendez
Alicia Menendez
stated on April 27, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"A white family is likely to have about six times as much wealth than a black or Hispanic family coming out of the recession."
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By Julie Kliegman • April 27, 2014
Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner
stated on April 13, 2014 an appearance on “10 News Conference”
"In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either don't have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and they're still relying on high-cost financial services like payday loans, pawn shop check cashing and so on."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 21, 2014
National Partnership for Women & Families
National Partnership for Women & Families
stated on April 8, 2014 a news release
"Women in Oregon are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men. If the wage gap was eliminated, a working woman in Oregon would have enough money for 2,877 gallons of gas, 72 more weeks of food for her family or nearly 12 more months of rent."
True
By Dana Tims • April 10, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on January 15, 2014 a speech
The average Georgia family makes $6,000 less than the average family did 10 years ago when inflation is factored in.
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By Nancy Badertscher • January 23, 2014
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on November 27, 2013 an email
"The Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, controls a fortune equal to the wealth of the bottom 42 percent of Americans combined."
True
December 8, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2013 a speech
"By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family."
True
By Julie Kliegman • December 5, 2013
Senfronia Thompson
Senfronia Thompson
stated on November 20, 2013 email blast from Progress Texas
"Macy's sent a letter to Rick Perry urging him to veto" equal pay bill.
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By Sue Owen • November 25, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.
"The income of the top 1 percent nearly quadrupled from 1979 to 2007, but the typical family’s incomes barely budged."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2013
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 4, 2013 a tweet
"Nearly 6 out of 10 believe that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people in the U.S."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2013
Keith Faber
Keith Faber
stated on February 4, 2013 a news conference
"Ohio companies export more goods and services globally than 41 other states."
True
By Tom Feran • February 14, 2013
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