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Miami Seaport Alliance
Miami Seaport Alliance
stated on May 14, 2014 a TV ad:
David Beckham’s soccer stadium would get a "special tax deal that lets them off the hook for $2 million in taxes every year for 30 years."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 14, 2014 a chain email:
"No Republicans voted for" recent hikes in the income tax, payroll tax, capital gains tax, dividend tax and estate tax. "These taxes were all passed under … Obamacare."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2014
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on April 21, 2014 a press release:
Says U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue flip-flopped on releasing his tax returns.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • May 9, 2014
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on April 28, 2014 a news release:
"Residential property taxes [in Providence] are up nearly 27 percent under Mayor Taveras."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 4, 2014
Tom Corbett
Tom Corbett
stated on April 30, 2014 a radio ad:
"On (Tom) Wolf’s watch, taxes were high, killing 100,000 PA jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2014
Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson
stated on April 28, 2014 a campaign email:
Jules Bailey "was instrumental in creating the Business Energy Tax Credit that let companies like Wal-Mart profit by $11 million while costing the Oregon general fund $33 million."
Pants on Fire!
By Dana Tims • May 1, 2014
Ending Spending Action Fund
Ending Spending Action Fund
stated on April 3, 2014 a television ad:
Says Georgia Democratic Senate hopeful Michelle Nunn supports higher taxes.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • April 30, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 16, 2014 a video ad:
Dan Patrick "got caught not paying his taxes" and "pocketed his employees’ payroll taxes."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 28, 2014
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on April 22, 2014 a TV ad.:
Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • April 28, 2014
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on March 24, 2014 news release.:
Ed Gillespie’s 2006 book "promoted an individual health care mandate, and recommends that it be enforced by the IRS through the income tax code."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • April 27, 2014
Bob Cole
Bob Cole
stated on March 31, 2014 morning radio show on KOKE-FM:
Capital Metro originally said MetroRail's yearly operating costs would be "about $2.5 million. Last year ... it cost $13 million to operate."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • April 24, 2014
The Tax Foundation
The Tax Foundation
stated on April 23, 2014 a Facebook post:
"Americans will spend more on taxes in 2014 than they will on food, clothing and housing combined."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2014
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on April 14, 2014 in a press release:
"Obama has proposed 442 tax hikes since taking office."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Tim Ryan • April 22, 2014
Virginia Foxx
Virginia Foxx
stated on April 15, 2014 in a comment on Twitter:
Americans spend "6.1 billion hours a year" on tax preparation.
True
By Tim Ryan • April 15, 2014
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on April 2, 2014 a commentary in The Providence Journal:
"A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 13, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on March 13, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says the Koch brothers want to "protect tax cuts for companies that ship our jobs overseas."
False
By Steve Contorno • April 11, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on April 2, 2014 a tweet:
Charlie Crist "raised taxes in 2009 and won't rule out raising taxes again."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 1, 2014 an interview:
A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 6, 2014
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
stated on April 1, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says the estate tax is a threat to family farms.
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • April 3, 2014
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on March 18, 2014 a campaign email blast:
"Glenn Hegar promised to eliminate the property tax."
False
By Sue Owen • April 3, 2014
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