is to raise taxes on those who do not do so, and thus the law may be upheld as a tax. sounds pretty clear, doesn t it? however, to call it as you just heard the biggest tax increase in history is just factually wrong. it is definitely a tax. both in the eyes of the supreme court and in the eyes of the republican party. but over at romney s campaign headquarters, it looks like someone forgot to read the memo. the governor does not believe the mandate is a tax, that s what you re saying? the governor believes that what we put in place in massachusetts was a penalty and he disagrees with the court s ruling that the mandate was a tax. but again so he agrees with the president, but he agrees with the president that it is not and he believes that you shouldn t call the tax penalty a tax, you should call it a penalty or a fee or a fine? that s correct. that s correct. mitt romney and president obama are on the same page. though in fairness it would be hard for the rom
a penalty, not a tax. the law is clear. it s called a penalty. the massive so-called tax increase they re talking about is the freeloader penalty. people who can buy health insurance should take responsibility to do so. i m saying it was set up as a penalty for people who choose not to buy insurance. it s a penalty. whatever you call it a mandate or a tax, it s a penalty. in case you missed it, it s a penalty and not a tax. that s what s being said, right? as for the republican side, any time is tax time. it s a tax increase. it s a massive tax increase on the middle class. that s florida senator marco rubio on saturday and the beat goes on. this law is a tax. obama care is the biggest tax increase in american history. the government could decide that we re going to tax you if you don t eat broccoli on tuesday. the affordable care act is a tax. it is the largest tax in america s history. middle tax increase. it s the largest tax increase on the m