Fact Check Posts – Page 6

JB Pritzker
stated on December 6, 2017 a candidate forum:

"I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has."

By Matt Dietrich • December 11, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on November 29, 2017 a speech in St. Charles, Mo.:

Says the tax bill "is going to cost me a fortune, this thing -- believe me. Believe me, this is not good for me."

By Louis Jacobson • November 30, 2017

Tim Scott
stated on November 26, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"If you don't pay income taxes ... you'll have more money" under the Republican tax plan.

By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2017

Brian Higgins
stated on November 3, 2017 remarks at a House hearing:

"The elimination of income and sales taxes in New York is equal to 9 percent of taxable income, meaning that if you make $100,000 a year you lose $9,000"

By Dan Clark • November 20, 2017

Roger Falk
stated on November 3, 2017 an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman:

Says the Austin school district "enjoys the highest per-student funding of all large Texas districts" even after forwarding tax revenue to the state.

By W. Gardner Selby • November 17, 2017

John Cox
stated on October 21, 2017 a Capital Public Radio interview:

Californians pay "the highest electricity bills" in the nation.

By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2017

Richard Durbin
stated on November 12, 2017 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

The Republican tax bill is "not being scored by the Congressional Budget Office, as it is traditionally."

By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2017

Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 5, 2017 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":

The Republican tax bill "lets every American keep more of what they earned."

By Louis Jacobson • November 9, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2017 a tweet:

Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history."

By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2017

Travis Forward
stated on October 23, 2017 a mailer advocating voter approval of Travis County bond propositions:

"The Travis County propositions will not raise your taxes! If you are 65 or older, your property taxes are frozen."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 25, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 17, 2017 an interview with E.W. Scripps television:

"We're the highest developed nation taxed in the world."

By Jon Greenberg • October 18, 2017

Charles Schumer
stated on October 1, 2017 an interview on CBS' Face the Nation:

Trump’s tax plan is "completely focused on the wealthy and the powerful - not the middle class."

By Dan Clark • October 9, 2017

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.

By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 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."

By Jon Greenberg • September 11, 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."

By Tom Kertscher • August 11, 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."

By Manuela Tobias • August 3, 2017

Kevin McCarthy
stated on July 11, 2017 an interview with Fox Business:

"More people, almost twice as many, pay the penalty or take the waiver than signed up for (Obamacare)."

By Chris Nichols • July 21, 2017

George Will
stated on July 12, 2017 a column:

"America has more people employed as tax preparers (1.2 million) than as police and firefighters."

By Manuela Tobias • July 18, 2017

Mark Pocan
stated on May 24, 2017 a hearing:

In Wisconsin’s school voucher program, "two-thirds of the money" in the "tax vouchers" went to people "making more than $100,000."

By Tom Kertscher • May 31, 2017

Sean Duffy
stated on May 9, 2017 an interview:

The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans.

By Tom Kertscher • May 12, 2017

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