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Chris Hayes
Chris Hayes
stated on April 15, 2011 an interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show"
According to David Cay Johnston, "the average American pays about 22 percent of their income to federal taxes. The richest 400 Americans … pay about 16 percent of their income to federal taxes."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2011
Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh
stated on April 17, 2011 an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"Every time we've cut taxes, revenues have gone up, the economy has grown."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 19, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on April 13, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Today" show
"The top 1 percent of income-earners pay about 40 percent of all taxes into the federal government."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 18, 2011
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on April 14, 2011 a fundraising e-mail
"Americans will pay more in taxes in 2011 than they will spend on groceries, clothing and shelter combined."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 18, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on April 5, 2011 an e-mail.
Tim Kaine proposed "over $6 billion in tax increases from the time he entered the governor’s mansion until the time he left."
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • April 16, 2011
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on March 30, 2011 an interview
"When we lower tax rates, we generate more in revenues. That happened in '86 with the Reagan plan, happened in 2001, following the Bush plan."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • April 15, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 11, 2011 a press release.
On the way the federal government should spend Florida's rejected high-speed rail money.
Full Flop
By Aaron Sharockman • April 11, 2011
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on February 10, 2011 a news release.
"Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • April 11, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 30, 2011 a “Wall Street Journal” op-ed
"Corporate taxes will soon be the highest in the industrialized world."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • April 4, 2011
James Cenerini
James Cenerini
stated on March 24, 2011 testimony before the Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee
When you compare our state pension system "to other systems throughout the country, our benefits are not gold-plated. They are not rich. They are actually average or below average."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 3, 2011
J.D. Alexander
J.D. Alexander
stated on March 28, 2011 comments to reporters
Says the Southwest Florida Water Management District has $850 million in reserves, enough money in savings to run without levying taxes for more than two years.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 1, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on March 18, 2011 a television ad
Says Jeff Stone = Scott Walker.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • March 30, 2011
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on March 17, 2011 a letter to IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman
"The entire state of Florida led the nation last year with the most prison inmates committing tax fraud."
True
By Laura Figueroa • March 24, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 7, 2011 a comment to reporters.
Says the state’s budget shortfall is "not that much different" than it was in 2003.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 9, 2011 a comment to reporters.
Says a "rather extraordinary amount of non-classroom employees" were added by Texas school districts over the last decade.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 21, 2011
Tobias Read
Tobias Read
stated on March 10, 2011 a legislative hearing
Says Oregon is "near the top or at the top of the list" when it comes to capital gains tax
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 21, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 14, 2011 a conference call.
Says the state’s rainy day fund is "our insurance policy against a major natural disaster."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 18, 2011
Andy Gardiner
Andy Gardiner
stated on March 15, 2011 a press statement.
A proposed revenue smart cap "gives Floridians a voice, requiring a 60 percent vote by citizens in order to impose a new tax, fee, license, fine, charge or assessment."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 16, 2011
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on March 1, 2011 an interview on C-SPAN
"There are corporations in this nation, some of the biggest corporations in this nation, who do not pay taxes."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • March 15, 2011
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on February 28, 2011 an op-ed column.
Says taxes paid by the poorest residents of Texas are above the national average.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 14, 2011
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