claim: "right now we’re the highest taxed country in the world."
author: donald trump
evidence_1: oct 10, 2017 ... "we're the highest taxed nation in the world," he said, according to npr white  house reporter scott horsley. "people ... the pulitzer prize-winning fact-checking  site politifact.com calls the president's assertion, which he has been making for a  couple of years now, "one of his most repeated falsehoods.".
evidence_2: may 8, 2016 ... he then explained why, despite that, he's still sticking to his guns and giving "a  massive" tax cut to businesses: "we're the highest taxed nation in the world. our  businesses pay more taxes than any businesses in the world. that's why  companies are leaving." this is a version of one of trump's oft-repeated ...
evidence_3: feb 7, 2016 ... “right now, we're the highest-taxed country in the world.” –trump. as a self- proclaimed billionaire, trump probably personally faces high tax rates. but the  statistics don't lie—the united states isn't anywhere near the top among  industrialized nations. in 2014, according to comparative tables of the ...
evidence_4: sep 6, 2017 ... on tuesday, president donald trump once again claimed that the us is the " highest taxed" nation in the world. "i will say that we're the highest-taxed nation in  the world. people want to see massive tax cuts. i'm giving the largest tax cuts in  the history of this country. in addition to that, there will be reform," ...
evidence_5: oct 12, 2017 ... here are a few reasons why the president's assertions don't pass the sniff test.