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Sergio Marchionne

Sergio Marchionne

Half-True

New Chysler square; Old Chrysler not

"Less than two years ago, we made a commitment to repay the U.S. . . .taxpayers in full, and today we made good on that promise."

One Wisconsin Now

One Wisconsin Now

Mostly True

Most don’t pay in, but it’s not all because of tax breaks

"Two-thirds of Wisconsin corporations don't pay state income taxes."

Dan Boren

Dan Boren

Half-True

A more modest majority, and some of those "small" firms are quite big

"A vast majority of the production in the United States comes from small independent oil and gas companies."

Marcy Kaptur

Marcy Kaptur

Half-True

No new jobs but no historic profits

General Electric "hasn't really created any jobs in this country, doesn't  pay any taxes, and they're making historic profits."

Jim Moran

Jim Moran

Mostly True

Close, but no cigar

"Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion."

Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Mostly True

He's right about corporate tax rate

"Corporate taxes will soon be the highest in the industrialized world."

Marcia Fudge

Marcia Fudge

True

They're not paying and they're not cheating, either

"There are corporations in this nation, some of the biggest corporations in this nation, who do not pay taxes."

Dan Patrick

Dan Patrick

Mostly False

Counting more than 1,000 districts as single entity

Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world.  

Progressive Change Campaign Committee

Progressive Change Campaign Committee

Mostly True

Smaller paychecks for workers, tax breaks for employers

Under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposals, "Money is being taken away from workers, and the tax breaks given to major corporations. "  

Donna Brazile

Donna Brazile

Mostly True

"Giveaways"? Tax breaks, yes.

"The (Wisconsin) governor has proposed tax giveaways to corporations."

Herman Cain

Herman Cain

Half-True

Obama no friend to big biz, Herman Cain, potential GOP foe, says

The United States is "the only developed country in the world that has not cut its corporate tax rate."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Mostly True

Only a portion of it can be invested

"Today, American companies have nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

True

Obama uses GOP talking point, and gets it right

The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

True

In fact, profits are on pace to set an all-time record

"Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up."  

Bumper Sticker

Bumper Sticker

Half-True

The old pay gap, it ain't what it used to be.

"CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn."

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders

False

Eye-popping stat that isn't accurate

"Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS."

Marcy Kaptur

Marcy Kaptur

True

And lots more countries, too

Electric utility FirstEnergy's annual revenues are greater "than the GDP of Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Iceland, or 15 African nations."

George Will

George Will

Half-True

Some unions have Canadian members

Just like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, "the AFL-CIO receives dues from foreign entities associated with it."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Half-True

Chamber not required to disclose, so it's pure speculation

"Groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

False

It's called a term sheet and we linked to it

The Bush administration had been "giving (auto companies) billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return."

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