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stated on September 22, 2015 a speech
Every general City of Milwaukee employee "pays toward his or her pension, but approximately 88 percent of our police officers and firefighters do not."  
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September 30, 2015
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
stated on September 21, 2015 an interview with Ted Cruz
Says Ronald Reagan "reversed his world’s ‘largest tax cut’ and raised taxes when revenues did not match the expectations."
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By Katie Sanders • September 25, 2015
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on August 11, 2015 TV ad
Gov. Maggie Hassan’s budget proposal "raises taxes on small businesses and increases taxes and fees by $100 million."   
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By Clay Wirestone • August 27, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 13, 2015 a speech
"Sen. Rubio’s (tax plan) would cut taxes for households making around $3 million a year by almost $240,000, which is way more than three times the earnings of a typical family."
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July 16, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 13, 2015 a speech
Says because of his actions, Wisconsin "property taxes today are lower than they were four years ago."
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July 15, 2015
Dave Brat
Dave Brat
stated on May 29, 2015 a Facebook post
"In just 17 years, spending for Social Security, federal health care and interest on the debt will exceed ALL tax revenue!"
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By Warren Fiske • June 16, 2015
The Commonwealth Institute
The Commonwealth Institute
stated on April 30, 2015 a blog post.
Says "roughly two-thirds of (state) corporations didn’t pay any income tax in Virginia."
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By Sean Gorman • May 27, 2015
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 5, 2015 a tweet
"There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break."
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By Sarah Hauer • May 20, 2015
Bill Gates
Bill Gates
stated on May 17, 2015 an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS"
The "highest economic growth decade was the 1960s. Income tax rates were 90 percent."  
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By Jon Greenberg • May 17, 2015
Debbie Mayfield
Debbie Mayfield
stated on May 4, 2015 a tweet
"Florida sends $135 billion and D.C. returns $150 billion."
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By Joshua Gillin • May 14, 2015
Debbie Dooley
Debbie Dooley
stated on March 31, 2015 a Twitter post
The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians.
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By April Hunt • April 27, 2015
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
stated on April 17, 2015 his monologue on "Real Time"
"More astronauts have been to the moon than farmers who paid the inheritance tax in 2013."
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By Katie Sanders • April 23, 2015
Michael T. Owens
Michael T. Owens
stated on April 1, 2015 a news report
A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax that’s part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgia’s convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state.
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By April Hunt • April 15, 2015
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on March 13, 2015 a television interview
"Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 29, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 3, 2015 the Florida State of the State address
"The average person only pays about $1,800 in state taxes — which is the lowest of all 50 states."
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By Steve Contorno • March 3, 2015
Susan Stimpson
Susan Stimpson
stated on December 2, 2014 a news release.
"Bill Howell has been the consistent force behind every major tax increase in Virginia in the last decade."
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By Nancy Madsen • December 15, 2014
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on December 2, 2014 a TV ad
Mike "Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors."
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 11, 2014
Mario Loyola
Mario Loyola
stated on November 5, 2014 an opinion piece
"Wisconsin’s state budget is almost twice as large per person as the state budget of Texas, and even after billions in tax cuts, Wisconsin’s working families and businesses remain subject to a heavy tax burden."
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By Dave Umhoefer • December 1, 2014
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on November 10, 2014 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story
Georgia has some of the highest gas taxes in the Southeast but one of the lowest taxes on gasoline for transportation in the nation.
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By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • November 18, 2014
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on November 7, 2014 an interview
Republicans approved 12 times larger tax breaks for "people making over 350 grand" than for "the average middle-class person."
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 14, 2014
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