During his pre Superbowl interview with FOX News’s Bill O’Reilly, Barack Obama stated that he “didn’t raise taxes once” . This claim has been investigated by the group Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and they say the claim is a blatant lie. Obama has signed into law at least two dozen tax increases. The first one, a federal tobacco tax hike, came just 16 days into his presidency.

On Feb. 4, 2009, Obama signed a federal tobacco tax hike, raising the excise tax 62 cents per pack. Critics, including ATR, said that tax alone violated Obama’s campaign pledge not to raise taxes on couples earning less than $250,000 and on individuals earning less than $200,000.

During the interview, O’Reilly asked Obama if he wanted to redistribute wealth. The president said he did not (another blatant lie- ask Joe the Plumber) and then said, “I didn’t raise taxes once; I lowered taxes over the last two years.”

ATR said Obama’s claim of being a net-tax-cutter “rests on the temporary tax relief he has signed into law. “That tax increases Obama has signed into law have invariably been permanent. In fact, Obama signed into law $7 in permanent tax hikes for every $1 in permanent tax cuts,” ATR said.

“Over 90 percent of the dollar value of the tax cuts Obama signed into law are only temporary,” said ATR. “100 percent of the tax increases Obama signed into law are, however, permanent … Permanent changes to tax law signed by Obama amount to a net tax hike of $618.7 billion.”

So on national TV Obama says he’s lowered taxes, when the truth is his new taxes have increased the tax take by pretty close to $620 billion. Socialists are such blatant shameless liars. You can never trust one thing they say. Not ever.

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