Claim: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce claims in a TV ad that the Congressional Budget Office says unemployment "could top 9 percent in 2013." Maybe so, if Congress doesn't change current law — specifically if it fails to extend tax cuts, fails to patch the Alternative Minimum Tax that threatens to raise taxes on more than 31 million Americans, and also allows big spending cuts to take effect. But CBO also said that wasn't a prediction of the future.
Fact-check: Chamber Misuses Report, Misleads Voters - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the u.s. chamber of commerce claims in a tv ad that the congressional budget office says unemployment "could top 9 percent in 2013." maybe so, if congress doesn't change current law — specifically if it fails to extend tax cuts, fails to patch the alternative minimum tax that threatens to raise taxes on more than 31 million americans, and also allows big spending cuts to take effect. but cbo also said that wasn't a prediction of the future.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2012-02-10T17:05:56