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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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By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2015

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
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
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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By Christian Belanger • July 16, 2015

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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By Tom Kertscher • July 15, 2015

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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