Fact Check Posts – Page 4

Charlotte Bergmann
stated on July 4, 2012 an email newsletter.

"Obamacare" represents "the largest tax increase in the history of the world."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • July 22, 2012

Josh Mandel
stated on June 28, 2012 a news release

The Affordable Care Act "will likely go down as the biggest tax increase in history."

By Tom Feran • July 20, 2012

Lou Greenwald
stated on July 15, 2012 an interview on 6abc’s “Inside Story”

Says raising the state income tax rate on millionaires to offset property taxes for other residents is "not a tax increase. It's a tax shift."

By Bill Wichert • July 19, 2012

Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on July 11, 2012 a question to a candidate

President Obama’s health care law says "when you sell your house now you have to pay a 3.8 percent tax."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 15, 2012

American Commitment
stated on July 10, 2012 a television ad

The health care law "imposes the largest tax increase in history on the middle class."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 11, 2012

Helio Melo
stated on June 7, 2012 a House floor debate

"People who wash cars at home will use approximately 80 percent more water than they do in a car wash."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Tom Mooney • July 1, 2012

Ron Ramsey
stated on May 18, 2012 a newsletter.

Claims credit for food tax reductions that "previous Democrat regimes refused to make."

By Richard Locker • May 27, 2012

Chris Christie
stated on May 23, 2012 a video posted on YouTube

Says Democratic legislators this year "don't want to cut your taxes under any circumstances."

By Bill Wichert • May 25, 2012

Chain email
stated on May 12, 2012 a chain e-mail

Says President Barack Obama’s finance team is recommending a "1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution."

By Erin O'Neill • May 16, 2012

Steve Rothman
stated on May 8, 2012 a video posted on YouTube

Says in regard to providing "more tax cuts for the rich," Bill Pascrell said, "Republicans had great ideas. I liked some of their ideas."

By Bill Wichert • May 14, 2012

Joe Brown
stated on April 18, 2012 a City Council presentation on the Memphis budget.

"Nobody is leaving Memphis. That's a myth."

By Zack McMillin • May 1, 2012

Pat Quinn
stated on April 17, 2012 an email to campaign supporters

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s budget "calls for raising property taxes by nearly $500 billion."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 30, 2012

Chain email
stated on April 13, 2012 a chain email forwarded by an Austin American-Statesman reader.

Says there is an upcoming vote to preserve benefits of Texas homestead exemption for seniors and the disabled.

By W. Gardner Selby • April 20, 2012

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on April 4, 2012 a news release

Sen. Sherrod Brown’s vote helped pass "Barack Obama’s job-killing health care law, which slapped small businesses throughout Ohio with a $500 billion tax increase."

By Stephen Koff • April 12, 2012

Ted Cruz
stated on January 12, 2012 a handout.

David Dewhurst has a "record of promoting an income tax."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2012

Chain email
stated on February 2, 2012 a message via the Internet

"If you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8 percent sales tax on it."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 7, 2012

Suzanne Bonamici
stated on January 17, 2012 a press release

PolitiFact Oregon gave Rob Cornilles a Pants on Fire for a claim about taxes and fees.

By Janie Har • January 18, 2012

Rob Cornilles
stated on January 3, 2012

"She’s voted for 60 tax increases, hurting the middle class and small businesses."

By Janie Har • January 10, 2012

Ron Paul
stated on September 12, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.

Says "our taxes have doubled" with Rick Perry in office.

By W. Gardner Selby • September 26, 2011

Richard Tomlins
stated on August 22, 2011 a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents

"Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 4, 2011

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