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Talking Tax Breaks for Offshoring

Posted on October 10, 2012

Q: Do companies get a tax break for shipping U.S. jobs overseas? A: Not specifically for that reason. But companies can deduct business expenses, including the cost of moving a job to another state or even out of the country.

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FactChecking Obama

Posted on May 19, 2011

We are periodically taking a look at past claims from the 2012 presidential candidates. Up next: President Barack Obama. The president officially launched his 2012 campaign on April 4, but we’ve been fact-checking his statements for about four years now. Among the major misstatements: Obama has misrepresented Republican plans for …
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Twitter, and the Pennsylvania 12th

Posted on April 30, 2010

In episode 9 of FactCheck Radio, we debunk false tweets from the political parties on Twitter, and we look at dueling ads in a special election to fill a House seat in Pennsylvania. (Click the play button below to listen to the podcast. Or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.) …
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Another False Tax Attack (And One That’s Just Deceptive)

Posted on April 21, 2010

There they go again. Earlier this month, we called out Democrats for falsely accusing a Republican House candidate in Hawaii of pledging to protect tax breaks for sending jobs overseas. All he did was sign a pledge not to raise taxes. Now a Democratic candidate is making the same false …
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Tax Breaks and a “Private Army”

Posted on April 16, 2010

In episode 7 of our podcast, we look at a Democratic ad that falsely claims a Republican House candidate pledged to protect tax breaks for companies that send jobs abroad. We also tell listeners about the political involvement of Massey Energy, the company involved in the West Virginia mining disaster, …
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