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Jay Hottinger
Jay Hottinger
stated on February 9, 2011
Says Ohio is one of just 17 states with an estate tax, and it has "the lowest threshold in the nation."
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By Tom Feran • February 11, 2011
Americans Against Food Taxes
Americans Against Food Taxes
stated on February 6, 2011 a television commercial
"Some politicians … want to put new taxes on a lot of groceries."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2011
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on February 24, 2011 a prepared statement
Americans spend 6.1 billion hours a year complying with tax law. It costs us $163 billion to comply with our tax laws annually.
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By Charles Pope • February 5, 2011
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on January 25, 2011 a TV interview.
The U.S. loses more on tax breaks than it collects in personal income taxes. 
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By Warren Fiske • February 1, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 25, 2011 the State of the Union address
The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 26, 2011
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 13, 2010 a Twitter message
Under the compromise tax agreement, "99.7% of American families will not pay 1 nickel in an estate tax."
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December 14, 2010
Jim Zehringer
Jim Zehringer
stated on November 16, 2010 a news conference
"Ohio is losing over 700 family farms a year, some of them just to pay the inheritance tax."
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By Joe Guillen • December 9, 2010
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on September 27, 2010 a speech on the Senate floor.
"The law, right now, permits companies that close down American factories and offices and move those jobs overseas to take a tax deduction for the costs associated with moving the jobs to China or India or wherever."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 21, 2010
Kent Conrad
Kent Conrad
stated on November 14, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
Federal spending is "the highest it's been as a share of our economy in 60 years (and) revenue is the lowest it's been as a share of our economy in 60 years."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2010
George Voinovich
George Voinovich
stated on November 8, 2010 a news release
Says that the federal gas tax has not been raised since 1993.
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By Stephen Koff • November 11, 2010
Blue Oregon
Blue Oregon
stated on September 30, 2010 a website posting
Says "Rep. Jim Weidner proposed a bill taking away health care for 80,000 of Oregon's children."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • October 8, 2010
Dave Yost
Dave Yost
stated on August 10, 2010 a campaign video
"Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry."
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By Joe Guillen • September 29, 2010
John Dennis
John Dennis
stated on September 14, 2010 a campaign commercial
Taxpayers pay $18,000 a month for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district office in downtown San Francisco. 
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September 15, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 24, 2010 a speech at the City Club of Cleveland
Under the new health care law, "if a landscaper wants to buy a new lawnmower, or a restaurant needs a new ice-maker, they have to report that to the feds."
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By Stephen Koff • August 31, 2010
Michael Thurmond
Michael Thurmond
stated on April 30, 2010 his campaign website
Michael Thurmond "authored major legislation that has provided more than $250 million in tax relief to Georgia’s senior citizens and working families."
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By Eric Stirgus • August 31, 2010
Democratic Governors Association
Democratic Governors Association
stated on July 23, 2010 Democratic Governors Association website
Democrats say Chafee wants to tax equipment that enables amputee veterans to drive
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By Cynthia Needham • July 5, 2010
David Caton
David Caton
stated on November 5, 2009 a mass e-mail
If voters agree in November to approve a one-cent sales tax increase, that will give "Hillsborough County the highest sales tax of all Florida counties."
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By Bill Varian • June 7, 2010
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
stated on March 10, 2010 an Internet ad.
Because of a local version of Amendment 4, "the taxpayers of St. Pete Beach have had to pay hundreds of thousands in legal bills."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 17, 2010
Charlie Justice
Charlie Justice
stated on December 18, 2009 a news release
"The Florida Legislature raised taxes and fees by almost $2 billion" in the 2009 session.
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By Lee Logan • March 8, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 2, 2010 his State of the State address.
"Due to ... tax cuts and lower (property) values, 2009 property taxes were almost $3 billion below 2007 property taxes."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 3, 2010
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