“Says his plan, which called for “all Americans” to “pay some income tax to have skin in the game,” wasn’t a proposal to increase taxes for some Americans.”
What PolitiFact found
Scott’s spokesperson said the senator was not proposing a tax increase but was mum on what he was proposing. Experts said that with the limited information provided, it wasn’t clear what else Scott could have meant.
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In short
Rick Scott (Senator) made this claim around 22 February 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 February 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “Plan lacks sufficient detail”.
Rick Scott has 28 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 15 of them false or fake, 11 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- thedailybeast.comhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-senator-rick-scott-denies-wanting-to-raise-taxes-after-…
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