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Insurance Reform SPECIAL MYTHBUSTER: Chamber of Commerce's
Desperate Television Advertisement  In a desperate attempt to
preserve the status quo and hold on to insurance profits, today
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a deeply misleading
television ad about the America's Affordable Health Choices Act.
The TV ad continues to make claims - already proven baseless by
independent, non partisan fact-checkers - that the legislation
will lead to massive tax increases and swell the deficit. Here's
the truth - and why the Chamber of Commerce doesn't like it.
Myth:  “Washington's latest health reform idea? A $1 trillion
health plan and a government-run public option.”  Fact: While
the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the House health
insurance reform bill will cost $1 trillion over 10 years, the
reforms will be entirely paid for.  The bill includes a public
health insurance option