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Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
stated on October 27, 2009 a speech on the House floor
Three presidents in the last century — Harding, Kennedy and Reagan — all cut taxes during recessions and produced "rapid and dramatic economic recoveries," while two, Herbert Hoover and Barack Obama, did "the opposite."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on November 1, 2009 an e-mail circulated to many people.
You must list all your guns on your 2010 tax return.
Pants on Fire!
By Ian Jannetta • November 2, 2009
Concerned Women for America
Concerned Women for America
stated on October 28, 2009 the group's Web site
The Democrats' health care bill "gives a new Health Choices Commissioner the right to look at an individual's tax return to determine what medical benefits or subsidies that person qualifies for."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 28, 2009 a chain e-mail
A new federal program provides subsidized "Obama phones" with 70 free minutes of cell phone service every month.
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • October 28, 2009
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 17, 2009 a note on Facebook
The proposed excise tax on "Cadillac" health plans will hit "those making less than $200,000" the hardest.
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 21, 2009
Health Care for America Now
Health Care for America Now
stated on October 15, 2009 a television ad
Health proposal would create a "40% tax on health care benefits of middle-class workers."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 21, 2009
Save Flexible Spending Plans
Save Flexible Spending Plans
stated on October 14, 2009 a news release
The Baucus health care bill "would drastically restrict the use of flexible spending accounts (FSAs) in order to help pay for health care reform."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 15, 2009
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 7, 2009 a posting on the conservative Web site TownHall.com
The Baucus health care bill would require taxes on medical devices such as X-ray machines, female condoms, HIV tests and surgical needles.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
During the Reagan era, "the richest Americans had their top income tax rate cut in half."
Mostly True
October 6, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
In the 1950s,  "A lot of people got rich — and they had to pay a top tax rate of 90 percent."
Mostly True
October 2, 2009
Patients First
Patients First
stated on September 29, 2009 a news release
"Health care mandate will require imprisonment and fines for Americans who can’t afford to purchase insurance or pay hefty government penalties."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2009
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 28, 2009 a Web ad
Barack Obama and the Democrats have "proposed a tax for not having health insurance."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 28, 2009
Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann
stated on September 16, 2009 his television show "Countdown"
For middle-class families under the Baucus plan, "13 percent of what they make could be deducted directly from their paychecks . . . the so-called 'Max Tax.'"
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 17, 2009
John Carter
John Carter
stated on August 31, 2009 a column by the Texas Republican on the Web site of the Christian Coalition of America
"The Obama Administration's own White House Council of Economic Advisers has estimated 4.7 million Americans will lose their jobs if the (health care) bill passes."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 23, 2009 an op-ed for National Review
The Democrat-backed health care reform plan "will require (Americans) to subsidize abortion with their hard-earned tax dollars."
False
August 7, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 5, 2009 a speech in Wakarusa, Ind.
Stimulus tax cuts "began showing up in paychecks of 4.8 million Indiana households about three months ago."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2009
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on August 2, 2009 CNN's State of the Union with John King
Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 11, 2009 his weekly radio address
The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses"
Half-True
By Catharine Richert • July 22, 2009
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on June 22, 2009 a column
Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 24, 2009
House Republican Conference
House Republican Conference
stated on March 24, 2009 a press release and Web post
"The administration raises revenue for nationalized health care through a series of new taxes, including a light switch tax that would cost every American household $3,128 a year."
Pants on Fire!
By Alexander Lane • March 30, 2009
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