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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 10, 2012 State of the State address
Says the state tax burden per citizen in New York is twice as high as in Florida.
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 11, 2012
Rob Cornilles
Rob Cornilles
stated on January 3, 2012
"She’s voted for 60 tax increases, hurting the middle class and small businesses."
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • January 10, 2012
Ronald Rice
Ronald Rice
stated on January 5, 2012 a state senate budget committee hearing
Says in Newark "we’re paying 80 percent of the school budget from local property taxes."
False
By Erin O'Neill • January 10, 2012
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on January 7, 2012 a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.
"I delivered a flat tax for my state. I took my state to No. 1 in job creation. With all due respect to what Rick Perry has said about Texas, we did a little bit better."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2012
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on December 12, 2011 an interview on CNN’s ‘Out Front’
Says taking millionaires off food stamps and unemployment would save $20 million.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • January 6, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on December 25, 2011 an appearance on WPRI's Newsmakers
"I think with the exception of the last year or maybe the last two years, we were at 100 percent" when it came to contributing to the Providence pension fund.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 6, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 3, 2012 a web video advertisement
Says he lived up to a 2008 promise when he "closed corporate tax loopholes that were sending profits overseas."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 5, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on December 9, 2011 a telephone campaign
Says Rep. Jim Renacci was "trying to leave town for the holidays without extending your payroll tax cut."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • January 5, 2012
Declan O'Scanlon
Declan O'Scanlon
stated on December 16, 2011 an opinion piece in the Star-Ledger
"Taxpayers earning $1 million pay an effective tax rate that is about four times what taxpayers earning $100,000 pay."
True
By Bill Wichert • January 4, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on December 1, 2011 a news conference
"The Social Security trust fund … is already facing imminent bankruptcy."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • January 3, 2012
Yes on 79
Yes on 79
stated on December 28, 2011 an ad and on their website
Says constitutional amendment would "help to stop unfair, double taxation on real estate."
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • December 30, 2011
Judy Shiprack and Diane McKeel
Judy Shiprack and Diane McKeel
stated on December 23, 2011 a guest column
Say "in November 2010, voters overwhelmingly supported the idea of creating a (library) district."
Half-True
By Janie Har • December 30, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 20, 2011 a conference call by a campaign spokesman with New Hampshire reporters.
"Fifty percent of Speaker Gingrich’s tax plan goes to the top 1 percent."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • December 28, 2011
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on December 4, 2011 an appearance on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program
"Our tax code is . . . 80,000 pages."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 27, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 15, 2011 an Iowa TV ad.
Says Mitt Romney raised business taxes 20 percent in Massachusetts.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 22, 2011
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
stated on December 12, 2011 a letter
"[E]xcise tax increases drive commerce across state lines."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • December 21, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate.
George Allen cast "the deciding vote" for the 2003 Bush tax cuts.
False
By Sean Gorman • December 17, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on December 6, 2011 a Web video.
"Traditionally, presidential candidates release their tax returns . . . Mitt Romney still won’t."
Mostly True
By Matt Clary • December 16, 2011
Charlie Gonzalez
Charlie Gonzalez
stated on December 13, 2011 a press release.
"If Congress does not pass the renewal of the payroll tax cut before the end of the year, nearly 160 million working families will see their taxes go up by roughly $1,000."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 15, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on December 15, 2011 a news conference
"We've got a personal tax system that's so complicated it costs Americans about $500 billion a year to comply with the current tax code."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • December 12, 2011
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