Well is it or isn't it??

[naturegirl]

Is Healthscare a tax or not?? I think it's not when it's convenient and it is when it needs to be. Does Obama even know????

In a hearing of the House Budget Committee Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., pressed Zients on whether the penalty that the health care law imposes on individuals who do not purchase health insurance constitutes a tax. Eventually, Zients said it did not.

But this directly contradicts one of the arguments the Obama administration is making before the Supreme Court in defense of the health care law, which is that the mandate is Constitutional because it's a tax and government has taxing power.

OMB director undercuts legal case for Obamacare | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner

 

[g5000]

A damn good question.

Here is Obama insisting the penalty for not buying insurance is not a tax:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_-qh9XDbgE]OBAMA MANDITORY TAX ON HEALTH CARE IS NOT A TAX - YouTube[/ame]

Here is Obama filing a motion in a Florida lawsuit insisiting that it IS a tax: http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-398 Cert Petititon.pdf

BEGINNING IN 2014, THE MINIMUM COVERAGE PROVISION
OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, PUB.
L. NO. 111-148, 124 STAT. 119, AMENDED BY THE HEALTH
CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2010, PUB. L.
NO. 111-152, 124 STAT. 1029, WILL REQUIRE NON-EXEMPTED
INDIVIDUALS TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM LEVEL OF HEALTH INSURANCE
OR PAY A TAX PENALTY.

 

[Baruch Menachem]

That depends on the meaning of the word 'Is'

 

[naturegirl]

that depends on the meaning of the word 'is'

lmbo!!