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Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2017 an interview with reporters:

Says "No, I don't benefit, I don't benefit" from his tax proposal.

False

By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2017 a speech in Indianapolis:

Ending the estate tax would "protect millions of small businesses and the American farmer."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2017

Andrew Koenig
stated on August 30, 2017 a tweet:

"The bill that I carried cutting MO’s income tax for 1st time in over 100 years will start its 1st phase in jan 1 2018. #moleg @Eric_Schmitt"

Mostly True

By Katelyn Brown, Patrick Mueller • September 26, 2017

Bruce Rauner
stated on September 7, 2017 in a press release:

"Even with a permanent income tax increase... the budget is more than $1 billion out of balance…"

Mostly True

By Matt Dietrich • September 20, 2017

Paul Ryan
stated on September 1, 2017 an interview:

"We've got about $3 trillion in trapped cash overseas that basically can't come back in this country because of our tax laws."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • September 15, 2017

Andy Gronik
stated on September 5, 2017 an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Wisconsin is "guaranteeing Foxconn almost $3 billion, but Foxconn is not contractually guaranteeing how many full-time employees it will hire, for how long and at what pay."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • September 12, 2017

Karen Handel
stated on August 30, 2017 a telephone town hall:

"The Affordable Care Act is the single largest tax increase in my lifetime."

False

By Jon Greenberg • September 11, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 3, 2017 an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

"In 1986, President Ronald Reagan" cut the business tax rate to 34 percent and "it worked -- our economy boomed, the middle class thrived and median family income increased."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • September 6, 2017

Paul Ryan
stated on August 21, 2017 a town hall:

Says Aaron Rodgers "is not the highest tax rate payer" in Wisconsin, it's "the single mom getting 24 grand in benefits with two kids who will lose 80 cents on the dollar if she goes and takes a job."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2017

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on August 22, 2017 in an ad:

Says Kelli Ward hosted a town hall on "chemtrail conspiracy theories" and is open to sponsoring chemtrails legislation.

Mostly False

By Manuela Tobias • August 25, 2017

David Frum
stated on August 21, 2017 a tweet:

"No president in history has imposed larger personal lifestyle costs on the taxpayer than Donald Trump."

Mostly False

By Manuela Tobias • August 23, 2017

John Moorlach
stated on August 4, 2017 an op-ed:

"Crime has been getting worse since Jerry Brown was elected governor."

Mostly False

By Chris Nichols • August 22, 2017

Jennifer Shilling
stated on August 14, 2017 a press release:

"Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • August 16, 2017

One Wisconsin Now
stated on August 7, 2017 a tweet:

Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • August 15, 2017

Melissa Sargent
stated on August 2, 2017 a tweet:

On Foxconn deal, "3,000 jobs cost #WI taxpayers more than $3 billion in tax giveaways. Break it down: more than $1 million in taxpayer dollars per job."

False

By Tom Kertscher • August 11, 2017

Scott Wagner
stated on August 2, 2017 a campaign video.:

Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year.

Half-True

By Anna Orso • August 9, 2017

Illinois Policy Institute
stated on August 3, 2017 a tweet:

The new tax will make soda sold in Chicago among the most expensive in the country.

True

By Matt Dietrich • August 7, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2017 an interview:

Untaxed corporate earnings used to be "$2.5 trillion … I guess it’s $5 trillion now. Whatever it is, it’s a lot more. So we have anywhere from 4 (trillion) to 5 or even more trillions of dollars sitting offshore."

False

By Manuela Tobias • August 3, 2017

Paul Mango
stated on July 24, 2017 a Facebook post:

"As Governor, Wolf has already proposed more than $8B in tax increases."

Half-True

By Sarah Anne Hughes • August 2, 2017

One Wisconsin Now
stated on July 28, 2017 a blog post:

Says Scott Walker "wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives" to Foxconn "to lure a manufacturing plant to Wisconsin that he claims will generate $181 million in tax revenue."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • August 2, 2017

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