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Feb 22, 2016 | Blog Paper | Taxes| Economics

Senator Ted Cruz's Tax Reform Plan

Republican presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has a “Simple Flat Tax Plan” that would dramatically overhaul and simplify the...
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Feb 18, 2016 | Blog Paper | Other Spending

Would Sen. Sanders Increase the Government by 40%?

During the Democratic debate on February 11th, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Senator Bernie Sanders’s plans would...
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Feb 17, 2016 | Blog Paper | Social Security

Would Reducing Fraud Make Social Security Solvent?

At the 7th Republican presidential debate, Donald Trump stated that he would “save Social Security” by reducing its “tremendous waste, fraud, and...
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Feb 13, 2016 | Blog Paper

Adding Up Donald Trump's Campaign Proposals So Far

NOTE: This is an archive version of this analysis and contains out-of-date estimates. The most up-to-date analysis can be found here: http://...
Feb 4, 2016 | Blog Paper | Taxes

Clinton's Taxes on the Wealthy, Explained

Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has proposed several new taxes that would raise taxes on the wealthy...
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Feb 3, 2016 | Blog Paper | Health Care| Taxes

Analysis of the Sanders Single-Payer Offsets

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released the outline of a plan to move to a single-payer health care system in the U.S...
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Too often, election campaigns are about telling voters what they want to hear rather than what they need to know. To separate fiction from reality, the Fiscal FactCheck series monitors statements made during the 2016 campaign. We are evaluating every claim with fiscal implications made during official presidential debates, to the extent practicable. We are also checking select other fiscal claims said on the campaign trail, with emphasis on those that garner significant media attention. If you feel we ignored a claim that should be addressed, contact us and we will do our best to run the claim through our Fiscal FactCheck.