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John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 8, 2008 in a television ad.:
"Obama voted to raise taxes on people making just $42,000."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 8, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 8, 2008 in a radio ad.:
Barack Obama promises higher taxes on "the sale of your home."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 8, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 23, 2008 a chain e-mail:
John McCain will keep the estate tax at 0 percent, the same as it is now.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 22, 2008 a chain e-mail:
"Obama will charge a 28 percent tax on all home sales."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 23, 2008 a chain e-mail:
Barack Obama wants to "restore" the estate tax that George W. Bush "repealed."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 4, 2008 flip-o-meter:
On the Bush tax cuts.
Full Flop
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 30, 2008 a television ad:
Obama "says he'll raise taxes on electricity."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 31, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 18, 2008 a statement e-mailed to reporters.:
"Sen. McCain's economic plan gives nearly $4-billion in tax breaks to the oil companies but doesn't provide any tax relief to more than 100-million middle-class families."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • July 23, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 8, 2008:
"McCain will give more tax breaks to big oil."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • July 10, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 7, 2008 Denver, Co.:
"If you have an investment for your child's education or own a mutual fund or a stock in a retirement plan, (Obama) is going to raise your taxes."
False
By Robert Farley • July 9, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 19, 2008 a television ad:
Barack Obama "cut taxes for working families."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 23, 2008
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on May 18, 2008 a Web ad:
Obama's plan to raise the capital gains tax "hurts the middle class."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 11, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 10, 2008 Washington, D.C.:
Sen. Obama wants to "enact the single largest tax increase since the Second World War."
False
By Alexander Lane • June 11, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 30, 2008 South Bend, Ind.:
Tax rates were significantly higher "in the '40s, the '50s, and the '60s."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 2, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on April 20, 2008 in an interview on "This Week.":
Barack Obama "wants to nearly double the capital gains tax" increasing taxes on "mutual funds, 401(k)s" for "policemen, firemen, nurses."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 29, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 13, 2008 a chain e-mail:
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise taxes on all income brackets.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 17, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 13, 2008 a chain e-mail:
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise capital gains taxes, which apply to home sales.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 16, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 1, 2008 Philadelphia.:
McCain's "plan for the economy is to extend George Bush's tax cuts for billionaires and give a $100-billion additional corporate tax cut."
Half-True
By John Frank • April 2, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 13, 2008 a chain e-mail:
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise taxes on dividends, a move that would crash the stock market.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 24, 2008
Campaign to Defend America
Campaign to Defend America
stated on March 5, 2008 a television ad:
McCain and Bush are millionaires who are "for tax cuts for millionaires."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 17, 2008
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