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."

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."

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.

May 12, 2017

Latest Fact-Checks In Taxes