Claim: Palin threw out an old canard when she criticized Obama for voting for the 2005 Energy bill, saying, "that's what gave those oil companies those big tax breaks." It's a false attack Clinton used against Obama in the primary and McCain himself has hurled. It's true that the bill gave some tax breaks to oil companies, but it also took away others. And according to the Congressional Research Service, the bill created a slight net increase in taxes for the oil industry.
Fact-check: 2005 Energy Bill Deja Vu - FactCheck.org
Verdict: palin threw out an old canard when she criticized obama for voting for the 2005 energy bill, saying, "that's what gave those oil companies those big tax breaks." it's a false attack clinton used against obama in the primary and mccain himself has hurled. it's true that the bill gave some tax breaks to oil companies, but it also took away others. and according to the congressional research service, the bill created a slight net increase in taxes for the oil industry.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Justin Bank
Date published: 2008-10-02T16:35:01