Claim: Mitt Romney falsely claims in a series of TV ads that President Obama "will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000." That's nonsense. The ads cite a conservative group's study, but even the group itself doesn't say Obama will raise taxes on middle-income taxpayers. It says his budget could result in a "potentially higher tax burden" over the next 10 years. In fact, the group's study considered two other budget scenarios —
Fact-check: Romney's $4,000 Tax Tale - FactCheck.org
Verdict: mitt romney falsely claims in a series of tv ads that president obama "will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000." that's nonsense. the ads cite a conservative group's study, but even the group itself doesn't say obama will raise taxes on middle-income taxpayers. it says his budget could result in a "potentially higher tax burden" over the next 10 years. in fact, the group's study considered two other budget scenarios —
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2012-10-10T19:36:12