Obama assures the American people that the penality for not buying health insurance is NOT a tax increase. Obama: "I absolutely reject the notion that the penality for not having health insurance is a tax increase". Obama Goes Toe-To-Toe With Stephanopoulos On "Tax Increases" [video=youtube;rL7ak__MGyw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL7ak__MGyw[/video]
I think he knew exactly what he was doing but meant to deceive us. It was a tax all along, it'll cost 'em bad in November..
George Clintonopolous DID have the stones to play this on his ABCTV show Sunday. Scattered showers of journalism.... Edit: I'm pretty sure his show totally ignored Eric WithHolder.
Can someone please explain from their vast knowledge of the Constitution how he could have or should have foreseen the SCOTUS changing the legislation's "name" when that is outside their authority? It was not created as a tax and the ruling calling it a "tax" would not have been anticipated. In my limited understanding, that is. I'm sure you legal scholars can enlighten me as to why the constitutional scholar Obama would have guessed this. I'd particularly love to hear from those who participated in the thread where their legal knowledge made them certain that the SCOTUS would toss it out because you probably knew then that Roberts would call it a tax. Anyone care to enlighten the board why he would have expected this? Specifically?
Zo. The attorney's for the Obama Administration argued that it was a tax. At more than one judicial level. Bud Lite ? Or Jim Beam ? Or just clueless ?
The only way it would pass is "as a tax". Anyone but Obama would have known this if they understood precedent. The administration did not argue it as a tax but eventually relented under judicial inquiry that it was a tax with a "whatever". It is apparent the Administration went in with arguments that it was not a tax but a penalty. Roberts exercised judicial activism by revising the Administrations argument. Even swing vote Kennedy did not buy it.
Actually its not a tax increase you can avoid paying it by having health coverage, its more a tax penalty like paying your taxes late. That is like saying I will pay my taxes in July instead of April oh my they are taking more that is a tax increase.
obama and pals are talking about those who do not exist. This is a ploy. Its a freebee give away. They want others to carry the load for those who will not.
Check out your video post....doesn't that red play button in the center of his face look like a clown nose? How fitting.
No...a better analogy would be to pass legislation forcing americans to drive cars that get 35MPG to "save the planet" and if you don't then you are "penalized" for not doing so. You know the only difference between the two? In my analogy you can simply choose not to own a vehicle and instead ride the bus, subway, walk, bicycle, helicopter, harrier jet, etc....Instead we are being "penalized" for simply being alive. There is a HUGE difference. So no...it is not like paying your taxes late. Not even close. And please stop arguing semantics...it is a freaking tax. Don't play coy.
Good for Steph for re-airing that! Yes, I was beginnning to wonder about Holder, he is still in contempt isn't he? The media would rather talk about wimpy Roberts.
