electing mitt romney in november. the high court ruled 5:4 thursday that the the affordable care act also known as obamacare, is constitutional under the federal taxing powers, but while republicans plan to make that new tax a campaign issue, the president s chief of staff says that very few people would actually have to pay it. the only thing in this bill that puts a burden on individuals to pay more is a penalty for those who can afford insurance and choose not to buy it and to be clear, that s 1% of the population, in massachusetts, where this was tested in the plan that governor romney put in place, 1% of the population ended up paying the penalty. reporter: and lew says the tax, what he calls a penalty will not be a burden to the middle class and that it s now time to focus on the economy and jobs and to move ahead with implementation of the affordable care act, harris. harris: he may say it s time to move on, but something tells me the conversation will