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Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on February 11, 2008 an RNC Web site feature where you can send a GOP valentine from your favorite Democrat:
RNC version of a Hillary Clinton valentine: "Roses are red, violets are blue, I'll raise your taxes and there is nothing you can do."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Hollyfield • February 14, 2008
Citizens United Political Victory Fund
Citizens United Political Victory Fund
stated on February 1, 2008 in a TV ad:
John McCain "voted against the Bush tax cuts, both times."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 4, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 30, 2008 a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.:
"(Romney's) record was that he raised taxes by $730-million."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • February 1, 2008
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 24, 2008 Boca Raton.:
"Now, I also support the Bush tax cuts. Sen. McCain voted against them originally. He now believes they should be made permanent. I'm glad he agrees they should be made permanent."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim, Angie Drobnic Holan • January 27, 2008
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on January 25, 2008 a debate in Boca Raton.:
"The average American is working through the month of May just to pay off the government."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • January 25, 2008
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on January 23, 2008:
"When the Fair Tax becomes law, it will be like waving a magic wand releasing us from pain and unfairness."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 23, 2008
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on January 16, 2008 a TV ad:
"And delivered more tax relief than the other Republicans combined."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • January 18, 2008
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on January 10, 2008 a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.:
"(Ronald Reagan) raised taxes a billion dollars in his first year as governor of California."
True
By Robert Farley • January 11, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 5, 2008 a debate in Manchester, N.H.:
"You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record."
Half-True
By Alex Leary • January 9, 2008
Spike the Romney Attack Dog
Spike the Romney Attack Dog
stated on January 2, 2008 a mailer from the Romney campaign to Iowans:
"Mike Huckabee raised taxes on dog groomers!"
Mostly True
By Amy Hollyfield • January 7, 2008
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on December 23, 2007 a Meet the Press interview:
"If you got rid of the income tax today you'd have about as much revenue as we had 10 years ago."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 3, 2008
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on December 30, 2007 a TV interview on NBC.:
"...some of those (tax increases) were either court-ordered, or they were voted on by the people and approved by the people for (such) things as roads."
Half-True
By Neil Skene • January 3, 2008
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on December 26, 2007 a press release:
"Sen. McCain says it was not a mistake to vote against the Bush tax cuts ... but now says the tax cuts need to be made permanent."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim • January 3, 2008
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on December 28, 2007 a TV ad:
"McCain opposes repeal of the death tax."
Mostly True
By Janet Zink • December 31, 2007
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on December 26, 2007 a TV ad:
"As governor, Mike Huckabee supported higher income taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, grocery taxes, tobacco taxes, beer taxes, Internet taxes, nursing home bed taxes."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • December 26, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 10, 2007 a town hall meeting in Derry, N.H.:
"The estate tax, which came into being by Republicans like Teddy Roosevelt and others ... is there for a real simple reason: In America, we've never liked the idea of massive inherited wealth."
Mostly False
By John Frank • December 18, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on December 12, 2007 debate in Johnston, Iowa:
"Five percent of Americans pay over half the income taxes in this country. Forty percent of Americans pay no income taxes at all."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 13, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 9, 2007 Dearborn, Mich.:
"I believe in tax cuts. I believe in being a supply-sider. I cut the income tax I think it was 24 percent. We got 42 percent more revenues."
Mostly True
By Neil Skene • November 21, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on November 5, 2007 an interview on the Fox News Channel.:
Huckabee "was one of the highest taxing governors that we had in this country and rivaling Bill Clinton in terms of the Cato ratings."
Mostly True
By Miranda Blue • November 14, 2007
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on August 2, 2007 a news release.:
"As governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes and fees almost 100 times, saving the taxpayers almost $380-million. I left a surplus of nearly $850-million."
Half-True
By Miranda Blue • November 14, 2007
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