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Re: W.H. gets unexpected backup: Romney camp says it's a penalty, not a tax

By: DGpeddler in POPE | Recommend this post (0)
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So would you rather pay a $500 tax or a $500 penalty? Who gets the tax and who gets the penalty?

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W.H. gets unexpected backup: Romney camp says it's a penalty, not a tax
By: clo in POPE
Mon, 02 Jul 12 7:17 PM 		Msg. 63290 of 65535

W.H. gets unexpected backup: Romney camp says it's a penalty, not a tax

By DONOVAN SLACK |
7/2/12 9:43 AM EDT

Prominent Dems including White House chief of staff Jack Lew and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi have repeatedly argued in recent days that the fee for not buying insurance under the health care law is in fact a penalty and not a tax.

They got support from an unexpected quarter on Monday: the Romney campaign.

Mitt Romney's senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom told Chuck Todd on MSNBC's Daily Rundown that he agrees - the fee is a penalty and not a tax, as the Supreme Court ruled last week.

"The governor disagreed with the ruling of the court," Fehrnstrom said. "He agreed with the dissent that was written by Justice [Antonin] Scalia, which very clearly stated that the mandate was not a tax."

video & more:
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/07/wh-gets-unexpected-backup-romney-camp-says-its-a-penalty-127863.html

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