Claim: Up next in our look at past claims made by the 2012 presidential candidates: Rep. Ron Paul. No stranger to presidential campaigns, the Texas Republican has made his share of factual flubs. Paul declared his 2012 candidacy May 13. He falsely claimed last December that the estate tax "especially harms small and family-owned businesses." But if the estate tax was returned to 2009 levels, less than 8 percent of estates taxed in 2011 would be family farms and businesses,
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Verdict: up next in our look at past claims made by the 2012 presidential candidates: rep. ron paul. no stranger to presidential campaigns, the texas republican has made his share of factual flubs. paul declared his 2012 candidacy may 13. he falsely claimed last december that the estate tax "especially harms small and family-owned businesses." but if the estate tax was returned to 2009 levels, less than 8 percent of estates taxed in 2011 would be family farms and businesses,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2011-05-20T13:58:03