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Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on August 2, 2011 a television interview
Says that Wall Street hedge fund managers "pay a lower tax rate than does a sheet metal worker in Parma or a school teacher in Cleveland."
True
By Tom Feran • August 22, 2011
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on August 3, 2011 letter to a constituent
Says allowing the payroll tax holiday to expire would end up "costing another estimated 900,000 jobs in 2012."
Mostly True
By Charles Pope • August 19, 2011
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
stated on August 14, 2011 a "New York Times" op-ed
The "mega-rich" pay about 15 percent in taxes, while the middle class "fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 18, 2011
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on August 1, 2011 a press release
Tax increases could "come into play" as a result of the debt ceiling deal.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 15, 2011
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 4, 2011 campaign mailer
Says Republican recall challenger Jonathan Steitz "failed to pay his taxes."  
Half-True
August 12, 2011
Kim Simac
Kim Simac
stated on July 21, 2011 a letter and news release
Says Democratic state Sen. Jim Holperin "voted against a property tax freeze" in 2009 and then voted for a "$1.5 billion property tax hike."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 12, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on August 11, 2011 the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa
"We created a flat tax in the state of Utah."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2011
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 5, 2011 a television ad
Says GOP recall challenger Kim Simac "was delinquent paying her property taxes eight of the last nine years."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 12, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on August 8, 2011 a news release
"George LeMieux voted against the majority of Republicans and joined with Democrats to create a 'Task Force For Responsible Fiscal Action' that looks strikingly similar to the 'Super Committee' now being set up in Washington to justify massive tax hikes."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • August 10, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on July 18, 2011 a television campaign ad
"In the '80s, Democrats promised spending cuts, but delivered only tax hikes."
False
By Maryalice Gill • August 10, 2011
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on July 18, 2011 a television ad
"When Nancy Nusbaum was Brown County executive, spending went up nearly 50 percent."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 5, 2011
Raul Labrador
Raul Labrador
stated on July 31, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2011
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on July 24, 2011 an appearance on Channel 6
"There's no money in Social Security."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 4, 2011
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on July 31, 2011 on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
"The average Republican voter thinks there should be some revenue as part of this deal."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 3, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on August 1, 2011 a message on Twitter
"There are no tax increases in this debt limit bill. Period."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, David G. Taylor • August 2, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on July 5, 2011 a news release
Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s "stimulus cost taxpayers $278,000 per job."
False
August 1, 2011
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 25, 2011 a television interview
"The federal government is spending 25 percent of our entire economy versus 100 years ago we spent only 2 percent."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • July 31, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on July 4, 2011 a house party in Belmont, N.H.
Says that when he was governor of Utah, he worked with the state Legislature to create a flat tax that "cut income taxes by 30 percent."
Mostly False
By Kevin Landrigan, Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2011
Sheila Harsdorf
Sheila Harsdorf
stated on July 1, 2011 a radio ad
Says Democratic recall opponent Shelly Moore "opposes any limit on taxes."  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 27, 2011
Jessica King
Jessica King
stated on July 12, 2011 a TV ad
Says state Sen. Randy Hopper, R-Fond du Lac, unlike typical taxpayers, "didn’t pay taxes"
Mostly False
July 26, 2011
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