claim: says mitt romney raised business taxes 20 percent in massachusetts.
author: rick perry
evidence_1: willard mitt romney (born march 12, 1947) is an american politician and  businessman who is the junior united states senator from utah. he previously  served as the 70th governor of massachusetts from 2003 to ... in 1984, he co- founded and led the spin-off company bain capital, a highly profitable private  equity ...
evidence_2: may 31, 2012 ... the obama campaign says mitt romney raised taxes when he was ... as  governor of massachusetts, mitt romney closed a big deficit with a mix of ... tax  rates by 20%, reduce the corporate rate, eliminate investment taxes on ...
evidence_3: mitt romney was sworn in as the 70th governor of massachusetts on january 2,  2003, along .... the massachusetts taxpayer foundation, a nonpartisan,  business-funded ... state of massachusetts raised $500 million in new revenue  during romney's ... romney said that the fees were distinct from taxes because  fees were ...
evidence_4: oct 22, 2012 ... republican candidtate mitt romney at the second presidential debate ... of what  former massachusetts governor mitt romney says he will do as president. ... 1  reagan shifted the tax burden to business, romney isn't likely to ... the 1986  reform raised the tax rate on long term capital gains from 20% to 28% ...
evidence_5: mitt romney on tax reform; presidential candidates. ... small businesses across  the country say, "we feel like we're under attack from our ... to as low as we  possibly can, if it's 20, if it's 25 but paying more than 25 percent, ..... during his  single term as governor, mitt romney raised taxes 5 percent in massachusetts,  the state ...