"The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is running ads to convince you that lawsuits and the legal system are costing each American $886 dollars a year. But the Wall Street Journal reports that figure "includes payments that don't involve the legal system at all."
"So why is the Chamber lying? Maybe it's the same reason they want to tax consumers for buying fuel efficient cars or why the want to cut off workers comp benefits to the widows and orphans of miners killed on the job.
"Maybe it's because the truth isn't worth as much to them as corporate profits.
"Paid for by West Virginia's Consumer Protection Alliance"
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