Claim: "The Tax Foundation figures Rhode Island as the 10th highest state for state and local tax burden per capita in the country. We're the 6th worst in the country for the business tax index. We're the 3rd highest per capita in the country for all taxes."
Fact-check: R.I. Rep. Peter Palumbo misses marks when reporting where state ranks in Tax Foundation ratings
Verdict: barely-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: C. Eugene Emery Jr.
Date published: 2011-10-14T00:00:00