The Fact Checker's round-up of ten fishy claims made by President Trump in his speech on Aug. 30. At the time it was really something special … In 1986, Ronald Reagan led the world by cutting our corporate tax rate to 34 percent. “We have gone from a tax rate that is lower than our economic competitors, to one that is more than 60 percent higher. That is known as the effective tax rate, which can be calculated differently depending on the survey. Aug. 30, 2017 President Trump takes the stage to speak about tax reform at the Loren Cook Company in Springfield, Mo.

Source: Washington Post August 31, 2017 06:56 UTC