Myth #4: Trillions added to the deficit
Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt, and pushes those obligations on to coming generations.
-Mitt Romney, 06/28/2012
Actually, the Congressional Budget Office says that the health care law will lower the deficit, by about $124 billion over 10 years. The reason is simply that the health care law has offsetting revenue and cost savings that exceed new spending.
Read more in our new memo debunking the 12 biggest myths about the Affordable Care Act.
