The week in whoppers: WH press secretary's stunning ignorance, the...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : We say: Sorry, Senator -- the Dem plan you agreed to will cost companies $313 billion more in taxes (much of which will be passed along to workers and customers) and investment-fund managers another $14 billion.
38% : We know how hard it can be for "fact-checkers" to keep coming up with new ways to defend the prez."[The Inflation Reduction Act] does not raise taxes."-- Sen. Joe Manchin, 7/31
32% : While they may not be direct new taxes, the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation reported that more than half the tax hikes will fall on Americans making less than $400,000 per year, breaking a key Biden campaign vow.

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