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Search results for "More Americans say they are getting poorer than at any point over the past 25 years"

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Fact-checks (26119)

Matt Wingard stated on January 02, 2012 in a news story online:
"Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer."
By Janie Har• January 6, 2012
Mitt Romney stated on January 16, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“People are 7% poorer now because of Biden inflation.”
By Louis Jacobson• January 20, 2022
Herman Cain stated on October 05, 2011 in an interview in St. Petersburg, Fla., aboard his campaign bus:
Says someone earning $50,000 a year will fare better under his "9-9-9" plan than under the current tax system.
By Aaron Sharockman• October 13, 2011
John Stemberger stated on October 20, 2011 in a website:
The largest number of gamblers are "from the poorest segments of the population."  
By Amy Sherman• November 18, 2011
Michelle Obama stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview posted on Medium:
"Research even shows that sending more girls to school can boost an entire country’s GDP."  
By Jon Greenberg• April 29, 2016
Raj Shah stated on February 24, 2017 in an op-ed:
"Most U.S. foreign assistance ... is given to U.S. companies and nonprofits in the form of contracts and grants."  
By Jon Greenberg• March 8, 2017
Viral image stated on August 15, 2022 in a Facebook post:
COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for the health problems featured in recent news reports.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 19, 2022
Ted Cruz stated on March 19, 2012 in a tweet.:
"Did you know ObamaCare will cost nearly twice as much as initially expected -- $1.8 TRILLION?"
By Molly Moorhead• March 21, 2012
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2020 in a White House briefing:
“We're setting record job numbers.”
By Louis Jacobson• July 24, 2020
John Faulk stated on June 12, 2010 in a speech:
Says Houston’s 18th congressional district has been "gentrified" and is home to "more Anglos than African Americans."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 30, 2010
Joe Manchin stated on December 20, 2021 in a radio interview:
The expanded child tax credit in the Build Back Better Act has “no means testing,” so people making $200,000 and $400,000 would get “the same as someone making” $70,000.
By Jon Greenberg• December 20, 2021
Henry Sanders stated on March 08, 2015 in a video clip aired on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Today in Selma, Ala., "the poverty rate is roughly nine times that of whites."
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2015
Scott Walker stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post:
"Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined."
By Dave Umhoefer• April 23, 2015
Bernie Sanders stated on March 31, 2015 in a town hall in Austin, Texas:
"In this last election in November, ... 63 percent of the American people chose not to vote, ... 80 percent of young people, (and) 75 percent of low-income workers chose not to vote."
By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2015
Foodmentum stated on October 10, 2016 in a tweet:
"Europe and U.S. households waste 15 times more food than a person in Africa."
By Jon Greenberg• October 27, 2016
Todd Richardson stated on January 10, 2016 in comments on “This Week in Missouri Politics":
Says Missouri families’ "earning power is about $5,000 less today than it was at the turn of the century."
By Katie Moeller• February 20, 2016
Russell Vought stated on June 01, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
“One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid (payments) is improper.”
By Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2025
Greta Neubauer stated on April 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:
“The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.”
By Hope Karnopp• April 24, 2024
Barack Obama stated on October 03, 2012 in a presidential debate:
Says 50 million people would lose their health insurance if Obamacare is repealed.
By Molly Moorhead• October 5, 2012
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."
By Jon Greenberg• December 31, 2013

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Donald Trump says tariffs will make America rich again. Economists disagree

By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2018

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