1). Lie: Rick Perry’s Claim That The Stimulus Created Zero Jobs
The Truth- According to a report by the non partisan CBO the stimulus created 3.7 million jobs.
2). Lie: Herman Cain’s claim that, “Obamacare Will Raise The Cost of Healthcare.”
The Truth: Healthcare reform is expected to lower premiums by 25%-28%. There is no evidence to support Herman Cain’s claim.
3). Lie: Mitt Romney, “Obama Raised Taxes By $500 Billion.”
The Truth: Romney got his numbers from some right wing spun projections on healthcare reform. What Romney considered a tax increase are actually things like a doubling of the penalties for withdrawing money from a Health Savings Account for something that is not a qualified medical expense. According to FactCheck, amount of increases in $2 billion per year for 10 years, which is nowhere near $500 billion.
