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stated on May 12, 2007 in a story by Reuters wire service.:

"We now have the greatest income inequality since the Great Depression."

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By Wes Allison June 12, 2007

Economists find large income gap

Indeed, economists have found that the top tier of Americans earn a disproportionately large percent of the income, and they almost always have. The income gap narrowed just after the Great Depression but has been climbing since -- most sharply in the 1980s and 1990s. An analysis of income tax returns by economists Emmanuel Saez at the University of California, Berkley, and Thomas Piketty of the Paris School of Economics found that income going to the top 1 percent doubled from 8 percent of total income earned in the workforce in 1980 to 16 percent in 2004, and reached pre-Depression levels in 2005.

stated on March 22, 2024 in a Truth Social post

The New York civil fraud judgment against Trump and a plan to seize Trump-owned property “is simply a 'taking.' Much like what is done in communist countries."

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The Principles of the Truth-O-Meter

Quarterly Journal of Economics , with updated charts and more studies by Emmanuel Saez, University of California at Berkley, here ; U.S. Census Bureau, whose 2000 report on the topic can be found here. ; and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

stated on July 1, 2009 in a column in Human Events.:

"Obama's Justice-designate Sotomayor threw out (the New Haven firefighters') lawsuit in a sneaky, unsigned opinion -- the judicial equivalent of 'talk to the hand.'"

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stated on April 16, 2008 in Democratic debate in Philadephia:

The United States is "seeing greater income inequality now than any time since the 1920s."

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stated on April 10, 2008 in a speech in Brooklyn, N.Y.:

If the U.S. stops adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it "will lessen worldwide demand for oil" and reduce prices.

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stated on February 6, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland:

"One man sacrificed for his country. One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth. One man stands up to the special interests."

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Hillary Clinton

stated on November 19, 2007 in Knoxville, Iowa:

"Thanks to President Bush's policies....The income gap is now higher than at any time since the Great Depression."

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Hillary Clinton

stated on December 5, 2007 in New York, N.Y.:

"Productivity has risen 18 percent ...yet wages have stayed flat... There are 5-million more people in poverty here in our country than there were in 2000."

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stated on November 15, 2007 in a press release:

"So what sort of services does Romney's health care plan provide? Per the state Web site: $50 co-pay for abortions."

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stated on November 18, 2007 in an appearance on Fox News Sunday:

"Fred's never had a 100 percent record on right-to-life in his Senate career. The records reflect that. And he doesn't support the human life amendment, which is most amazing because that's been a part of the Republican platform since 1980."

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stated on November 14, 2007 in an email press release:

"Gov. Romney's own health care plan in Massachusetts ... requires by law that a representative from Planned Parenthood sit on the MassHealth advisory board."

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stated on November 18, 2007:

"I'm proud to have had a 100 percent pro-life voting record."

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stated on November 2, 2007 in statement on Web site:

"In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row."

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stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia:

"Here's a man who brags about how he made the city safe. It was the Biden crime bill that became the Clinton crime bill that allowed him to do that."

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stated on May 31, 2007 in New York, N.Y.:

"Fifty-six percent decline in overall crime. A 73 percent decline in motor-vehicle theft. A 67 percent decline in robbery. A 66 percent decline in murder. This is way beyond what happened in the nation during this period of time.

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stated on October 21, 2007 in a debate in Orlando, Fla.:

"I brought down crime more than anyone in this country -- maybe in the history of this country -- while I was mayor of New York City." -

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Hillary Clinton

stated on October 4, 2007 in a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.:

"Hillary stood up for universal health care when almost no one else would, and kept standing till 6-million kids had coverage."

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Instagram posts
stated on March 31, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“ULEZ protesters covering cameras with bat boxes. Authorities not allowed to remove under their own law.”

By Loreben Tuquero • April 15, 2024
Threads posts
stated on April 13, 2024 in a post on Threads:

President Joe Biden “will address the nation from the Oval Office” on April 13, “following Iran’s attack on Israel.”

By Madison Czopek • April 15, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on April 14, 2024 in a video:

Video is from Iranian media and shows rockets fired at Israel on April 13.

By Loreben Tuquero • April 15, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on April 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Footage shows “Israelis panicking after Iranian attacks reach Israel.”

By Loreben Tuquero • April 15, 2024
Threads posts
stated on April 14, 2024 in a post:

“Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.”

By Sara Swann • April 15, 2024
Joe Biden
stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech:

Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree."

By Marta Campabadal Graus • April 15, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on March 30, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Mark Zuckerberg said ‘posting the Lord's Prayer violated’ Meta’s policies.

By Maria Briceño • April 15, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 9, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Notice from a New Jersey doctor’s office proves that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous for athletes.

By Jeff Cercone • April 12, 2024
X posts
stated on April 11, 2024 in a post on X:

An X post that said, “I did it” was “the last thing O.J. Simpson tweeted before he passed.”

By Madison Czopek • April 12, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on April 2, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Says 326,000 migrants were flown to Florida with taxpayer dollars under President Joe Biden’s secret migrant flight program.

By Sofia Ahmed • April 12, 2024

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