Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Taxes Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "raised taxes on the middle class" by $2.2 billion. Charlie Crist stated on July 7, 2014 in campaign commercial: "We cut property taxes for seniors and our middle class." Allan Fung stated on June 26, 2014 in a letter to taxpayers: Cranston's 2014-2015 "budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs." Michael Sullivan stated on May 23, 2014 in a tweet: "From the ‘Do As I Say Not As I Do’ department: federal employees owe $3.3 billion in back taxes." Miami Seaport Alliance stated on May 14, 2014 in a TV ad: David Beckham’s soccer stadium would get a "special tax deal that lets them off the hook for $2 million in taxes every year for 30 years." Karen Handel stated on April 21, 2014 in a press release: Says U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue flip-flopped on releasing his tax returns. Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion." Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 24, 2014 in news release.: Ed Gillespie’s 2006 book "promoted an individual health care mandate, and recommends that it be enforced by the IRS through the income tax code." Republican Party of Florida stated on April 2, 2014 in a tweet: Charlie Crist "raised taxes in 2009 and won't rule out raising taxes again." Republican Governors Association stated on March 17, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Under Mary Burke’s leadership, Commerce Department business-incentive programs had "major shortcomings" and "40 percent of jobs...didn’t materialize." David Dewhurst stated on March 2, 2014: Dan Patrick "called for increasing the gas tax and the state sales tax." Andy Brown stated on February 17, 2014 in a mailer to voters: "Travis County now has the highest urban county tax rate in Texas." Daniel Harrop stated on December 15, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's Newsmakers: "We see a quarter-billion dollars in a pension fund that needs to be funded at $1.2 billion." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 22, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV." Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "With the tax controls we already put in place, property taxes on a typical home in December of 2014 will actually be lower than they were in December of 2010." Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury." Marilinda Garcia stated on December 11, 2013 in a tweet: "I cut spending while serving in the state Legislature" Kathleen Vinehout stated on December 5, 2013 in a speech: "If you make the average amount of people in Wisconsin, $50,000, you got $1.60 less a week in taxes" under the state income-tax cut, but "it didn’t show up in your paycheck." Jonathan Harris stated on December 24, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: "You don’t see Norway losing population, and its taxes are astronomical." David Dewhurst stated on December 12, 2013 in a tweet: In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans’ private data" via health care. Thom Hartmann stated on December 12, 2013 in a broadcast of "The Big Picture": Republican state lawmakers "are refusing to give the people of their own states their own tax dollars back in the form of (expanded) Medicaid." Scott Brown stated on November 3, 2013 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The federal health care law raises taxes and cuts Medicare. Milly Silva stated on October 7, 2013 in a speech to an American Legion in Little Ferry: "Property taxes have increased 20 percent under four years of Chris Christie." Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin stated on September 10, 2013 in a web posting: "The Kenosha casino would be one of the state’s largest employers and pay more to the state than any other company or Tribe – essentially, it would be Wisconsin’s biggest taxpayer." Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference: "We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax." Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up." Jack Kingston stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000. David Sutton stated on June 30, 2013 in an interview: Says "excise taxes are...disproportionately burdening middle- and lower-income consumers." Jason Carter stated on May 27, 2013 in a meeting: "We (Georgia) collect fewer state taxes per capita than any other state … although state taxes are low, Georgia is the eighth-most-dependent state on the federal government." Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign TV ad: "Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a 16 percent sales tax increase. Utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, gyms – She taxed them all. Architect of Corzine’s budget, she drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt. Barbara Buono by the numbers: taking New Jersey backwards."
Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "raised taxes on the middle class" by $2.2 billion. Charlie Crist stated on July 7, 2014 in campaign commercial: "We cut property taxes for seniors and our middle class." Allan Fung stated on June 26, 2014 in a letter to taxpayers: Cranston's 2014-2015 "budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs." Michael Sullivan stated on May 23, 2014 in a tweet: "From the ‘Do As I Say Not As I Do’ department: federal employees owe $3.3 billion in back taxes." Miami Seaport Alliance stated on May 14, 2014 in a TV ad: David Beckham’s soccer stadium would get a "special tax deal that lets them off the hook for $2 million in taxes every year for 30 years." Karen Handel stated on April 21, 2014 in a press release: Says U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue flip-flopped on releasing his tax returns. Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion." Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 24, 2014 in news release.: Ed Gillespie’s 2006 book "promoted an individual health care mandate, and recommends that it be enforced by the IRS through the income tax code." Republican Party of Florida stated on April 2, 2014 in a tweet: Charlie Crist "raised taxes in 2009 and won't rule out raising taxes again." Republican Governors Association stated on March 17, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Under Mary Burke’s leadership, Commerce Department business-incentive programs had "major shortcomings" and "40 percent of jobs...didn’t materialize." David Dewhurst stated on March 2, 2014: Dan Patrick "called for increasing the gas tax and the state sales tax." Andy Brown stated on February 17, 2014 in a mailer to voters: "Travis County now has the highest urban county tax rate in Texas." Daniel Harrop stated on December 15, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's Newsmakers: "We see a quarter-billion dollars in a pension fund that needs to be funded at $1.2 billion." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 22, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV." Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "With the tax controls we already put in place, property taxes on a typical home in December of 2014 will actually be lower than they were in December of 2010." Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury." Marilinda Garcia stated on December 11, 2013 in a tweet: "I cut spending while serving in the state Legislature" Kathleen Vinehout stated on December 5, 2013 in a speech: "If you make the average amount of people in Wisconsin, $50,000, you got $1.60 less a week in taxes" under the state income-tax cut, but "it didn’t show up in your paycheck." Jonathan Harris stated on December 24, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: "You don’t see Norway losing population, and its taxes are astronomical." David Dewhurst stated on December 12, 2013 in a tweet: In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans’ private data" via health care. Thom Hartmann stated on December 12, 2013 in a broadcast of "The Big Picture": Republican state lawmakers "are refusing to give the people of their own states their own tax dollars back in the form of (expanded) Medicaid." Scott Brown stated on November 3, 2013 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The federal health care law raises taxes and cuts Medicare. Milly Silva stated on October 7, 2013 in a speech to an American Legion in Little Ferry: "Property taxes have increased 20 percent under four years of Chris Christie." Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin stated on September 10, 2013 in a web posting: "The Kenosha casino would be one of the state’s largest employers and pay more to the state than any other company or Tribe – essentially, it would be Wisconsin’s biggest taxpayer." Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference: "We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax." Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up." Jack Kingston stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000. David Sutton stated on June 30, 2013 in an interview: Says "excise taxes are...disproportionately burdening middle- and lower-income consumers." Jason Carter stated on May 27, 2013 in a meeting: "We (Georgia) collect fewer state taxes per capita than any other state … although state taxes are low, Georgia is the eighth-most-dependent state on the federal government." Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign TV ad: "Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a 16 percent sales tax increase. Utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, gyms – She taxed them all. Architect of Corzine’s budget, she drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt. Barbara Buono by the numbers: taking New Jersey backwards."
Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "raised taxes on the middle class" by $2.2 billion.
Charlie Crist stated on July 7, 2014 in campaign commercial: "We cut property taxes for seniors and our middle class."
Allan Fung stated on June 26, 2014 in a letter to taxpayers: Cranston's 2014-2015 "budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs."
Michael Sullivan stated on May 23, 2014 in a tweet: "From the ‘Do As I Say Not As I Do’ department: federal employees owe $3.3 billion in back taxes."
Miami Seaport Alliance stated on May 14, 2014 in a TV ad: David Beckham’s soccer stadium would get a "special tax deal that lets them off the hook for $2 million in taxes every year for 30 years."
Karen Handel stated on April 21, 2014 in a press release: Says U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue flip-flopped on releasing his tax returns.
Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion."
Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 24, 2014 in news release.: Ed Gillespie’s 2006 book "promoted an individual health care mandate, and recommends that it be enforced by the IRS through the income tax code."
Republican Party of Florida stated on April 2, 2014 in a tweet: Charlie Crist "raised taxes in 2009 and won't rule out raising taxes again."
Republican Governors Association stated on March 17, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Under Mary Burke’s leadership, Commerce Department business-incentive programs had "major shortcomings" and "40 percent of jobs...didn’t materialize."
David Dewhurst stated on March 2, 2014: Dan Patrick "called for increasing the gas tax and the state sales tax."
Andy Brown stated on February 17, 2014 in a mailer to voters: "Travis County now has the highest urban county tax rate in Texas."
Daniel Harrop stated on December 15, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's Newsmakers: "We see a quarter-billion dollars in a pension fund that needs to be funded at $1.2 billion."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 22, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV."
Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "With the tax controls we already put in place, property taxes on a typical home in December of 2014 will actually be lower than they were in December of 2010."
Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury."
Marilinda Garcia stated on December 11, 2013 in a tweet: "I cut spending while serving in the state Legislature"
Kathleen Vinehout stated on December 5, 2013 in a speech: "If you make the average amount of people in Wisconsin, $50,000, you got $1.60 less a week in taxes" under the state income-tax cut, but "it didn’t show up in your paycheck."
Jonathan Harris stated on December 24, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: "You don’t see Norway losing population, and its taxes are astronomical."
David Dewhurst stated on December 12, 2013 in a tweet: In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans’ private data" via health care.
Thom Hartmann stated on December 12, 2013 in a broadcast of "The Big Picture": Republican state lawmakers "are refusing to give the people of their own states their own tax dollars back in the form of (expanded) Medicaid."
Scott Brown stated on November 3, 2013 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The federal health care law raises taxes and cuts Medicare.
Milly Silva stated on October 7, 2013 in a speech to an American Legion in Little Ferry: "Property taxes have increased 20 percent under four years of Chris Christie."
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin stated on September 10, 2013 in a web posting: "The Kenosha casino would be one of the state’s largest employers and pay more to the state than any other company or Tribe – essentially, it would be Wisconsin’s biggest taxpayer."
Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference: "We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax."
Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up."
Jack Kingston stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000.
David Sutton stated on June 30, 2013 in an interview: Says "excise taxes are...disproportionately burdening middle- and lower-income consumers."
Jason Carter stated on May 27, 2013 in a meeting: "We (Georgia) collect fewer state taxes per capita than any other state … although state taxes are low, Georgia is the eighth-most-dependent state on the federal government."
Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign TV ad: "Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a 16 percent sales tax increase. Utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, gyms – She taxed them all. Architect of Corzine’s budget, she drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt. Barbara Buono by the numbers: taking New Jersey backwards."