Healthcare Reform = Tax Cut?

President Obama and Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) this week stated that the recently-passed healthcare legislation represents the biggest healthcare tax cut in history.

"And when this exchange is up and running, millions of people will get tax breaks to help them afford coverage, which represents the largest middle-class tax cut for health care in history"

It is absurd to call legislation that entails significant tax increases and new excise taxes on items ranging from medical products to tanning services a "tax break".

On the other hand, what does one expect from the political operatives in DC, other than full-court, full-time spin?