“Residents of New York state “pay the highest taxes in the nation.”
Nicholas Langworthy
New York State Republican Committee chairman. a mass email. Claim dated 17 Mar 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
According to a comprehensive study by the Tax Foundation, New York does have the highest overall tax burden in the United States.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Nicholas Langworthy (New York State Republican Committee chairman) made this claim around 17 March 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 April 2021, 26 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
Where the claim appeared
- documentcloud.orghttps://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20612408-langworthy-email
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