Claim: The Obama campaign points to old proposals by Rep. Paul Ryan in saying that Mitt Romney would pay "less than 1 percent in taxes" under Ryan's plan and that seniors would pay $6,000 more for Medicare. Ryan's 2010 budget proposal would have eliminated capital gains and dividend taxes — which were indeed the bulk of Romney's tax burden for 2010 — but Ryan dropped that specific measure from subsequent budgets. The Medicare claim, too,
Fact-check: Outdated Attacks on Ryan - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the obama campaign points to old proposals by rep. paul ryan in saying that mitt romney would pay "less than 1 percent in taxes" under ryan's plan and that seniors would pay $6,000 more for medicare. ryan's 2010 budget proposal would have eliminated capital gains and dividend taxes — which were indeed the bulk of romney's tax burden for 2010 — but ryan dropped that specific measure from subsequent budgets. the medicare claim, too,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2012-08-14T22:17:46