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Search results for "The richest 10 of Americans own roughly 87 of stocks"

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Fact-checks (19588)

Ro Khanna stated on September 12, 2018 in a Facebook post:
"Most Americans don’t own stocks."
By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2018
Joe Biden stated on February 15, 2023 in a speech in Lanham, Maryland:
The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter."
By Louis Jacobson• February 20, 2023
Joe Biden stated on July 06, 2022 in a speech in Cleveland:
The “average federal income tax” paid by the richest Americans is “8%. … If you’re a cop, a teacher, a firefighter, union worker, you probably pay two to three times that.”
By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2022
Lindsey Graham stated on March 08, 2015 in a speech in Concord, N.H.:
"If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget."
By Clay Wirestone• March 27, 2015
Michael Moore stated on September 29, 2009 in a news conference in Washington, D.C.:
"The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined."
By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2009
Kamala Harris stated on October 07, 2024 in an interview on "60 Minutes":
"Teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations."
By Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2024
Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in Speech:
“All the billionaires in America, their net worth combined … has increased by $800 billion” during the pandemic.
By Nusaiba Mizan• October 12, 2020
Bernie Sanders stated on February 19, 2020 in a debate:
“Mike Bloomberg owns more wealth than the bottom 125 million Americans.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2020
Viral image stated on December 06, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows Kelly Loeffler’s house.
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 7, 2020
Oxfam America stated on October 05, 2016 in a tweet:
"The world's 62 richest people own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest."
By Jon Greenberg• October 7, 2016
Joe Biden stated on January 25, 2024 in Public appearance:
"There are a thousand billionaires now and you know what their average tax rate is? 8%."
By Sophia Voight• January 26, 2024
Kamala Harris stated on November 13, 2019 in a Facebook ad:
"In America, there is a father who is holding down two jobs and paying more taxes than the richest 400 families in America."
By Tom Kertscher• November 21, 2019
Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi “made millions in coronavirus insider trading.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2020
Greg Walden stated on November 12, 2010 in a radio address:
"The incoming Republican freshman class – well, it’s no ordinary group: nearly half of its roughly 80 members have never served in elective office before."
By Charles Pope• January 17, 2011
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland:
"While Hillary Clinton plans a massive, and I mean massive, tax increase, I have proposed the largest tax reduction of any candidate who has run for president this year, Democrat or Republican."
By Louis Jacobson• July 22, 2016
Bernie Sanders stated on September 14, 2015 in a speech.:
"The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
By Sean Gorman, Tom Kertscher• September 21, 2015
Paul Valletta stated on October 27, 2011 in testimony at a General Assembly pension hearing:
Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo "raised the mortality rate from 65 to 87" and "used a 1994 annuity chart" to create the pension crisis.
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 6, 2011
Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on January 31, 2011 in a press release:
A proposed immigration bill will "bankrupt Georgia" if passed.
By Willoughby Mariano• February 16, 2011
Joe Scarborough stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
"Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent."
By Jon Greenberg• January 22, 2014
Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2013 in a Facebook post:
The No. 2 owner of Fox News is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who said, "A strong American Government is not good for us."
By Katie Sanders• January 6, 2014

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By Bill Adair• October 1, 2009

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By Tom Kertscher• December 4, 2020

Critics accuse President Donald Trump of insider trading. Experts say that’s a stretch.

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Judging Reagan's legacy: The Gipper meets the Truth-O-Meter

By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2011

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By Chris Nichols• June 28, 2019

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Feb. 16 press conference

By Lauren Carroll• February 16, 2017

How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris want to change your taxes

By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2024

GOP leaders are proposing tax cuts. Could that drive inflation?

By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2022

On the eve of the votes, 4 fact checks on the GOP tax plan

By Tom Kertscher• December 18, 2017

Michael Moore vs. the Gipper

By Robert Farley• October 8, 2009

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Giuliani says a little too much about Democrats and taxes

By John Martin• September 13, 2007

In air wars with Koch brothers, are Dems fighting Falses with Falses?

By Steve Contorno• April 23, 2014

How the coronavirus shook the stock market, explained

By Bill McCarthy• March 10, 2020

The effects of Donald Trump's trade war

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Does a secretary pay higher taxes than a millionaire?

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 21, 2011

Fact-checking statistics about Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

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Inaccurate data used to show cost-of-living increases between Trump and Biden presidencies

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