Politifact.com: Statements from Matt Wandhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/matt-wand/Statements from Matt Wand reviewed by Politifact.comen-usSat, 10 Sep 2011 06:00:00 -0400Matt Wand - Rep. Matt Wand says using kicker money has failed to stabilize the state’s revenueshttp://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2011/sep/10/matt-wand/rep-matt-wand-says-using-kicker-money-has-failed-s/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Rep. Matt Wand says using kicker money has failed to stabilize the state’s revenues
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<p> Correction appended: An earlier version of this item used the word &quot;economy&quot; instead of the word &quot;revenue.&quot; The error does not change the ruling. The state&rsquo;s surplus refund law, better known as the &quot;kicker,&quot; requires a refund to taxpayers if actual revenues exceed projections by at least 2 percent. The idea is to force the state to stick to a budget, but some people argue the law makes it harder to save money for bad economic times. Last month, former state Rep. Brent Barton, a Democrat, argued we should repeal the &quot;kicker&quot; and build ...</p> <a href="/oregon/statements/2011/sep/10/matt-wand/rep-matt-wand-says-using-kicker-money-has-failed-s/">>> More</a>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 06:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2011/sep/10/matt-wand/rep-matt-wand-says-using-kicker-money-has-failed-s/Matt Wand - Republicans try to turn health care tax -- and children -- against Democratshttp://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2010/oct/31/matt-wand/republicans-try-turn-health-care-tax-and-children-/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Republicans try to turn health care tax -- and children -- against Democrats
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<p> Just a couple weeks back, House Democrats were picking on one Republican incumbent for sponsoring a bill that would have ended a 1 percent tax on health insurance premiums -- and, as a result, cut off the funding stream used to insure 80,000 Oregon children. Now Republicans are trying to turn the tables and use that 1 percent tax -- and children -- against Democrats. In a recent mailer, Republican candidate Matt Wand in Oregon&rsquo;s 49th District tells voters that his Democratic opponent was making it harder for children to get insured.<br ...</p> <a href="/oregon/statements/2010/oct/31/matt-wand/republicans-try-turn-health-care-tax-and-children-/">>> More</a>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 06:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2010/oct/31/matt-wand/republicans-try-turn-health-care-tax-and-children-/