“We’re not putting a burden on any taxpayers whatsoever.”
What FactCheck.org found
Corporations subject to a new minimum tax will pay more in income taxes to the federal government than they otherwise would without the bill. Corporations pass along some of the burden in the form of lower wages.
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In short
Joe Manchin (U.S. senator) made this claim around 31 July 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 August 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Joe Manchin has 10 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 2 of them false or fake, 7 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
Where the claim appeared
- transcripts.cnn.comhttps://transcripts.cnn.com/show/sotu/date/2022-07-31/segment/01
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