Obama on ABC, '09: "for us to say that you've got to take a responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase. "
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Ali Weinberg (@AliNBCNews) June 28, 2012When is a tax increase not a tax increase? When President Obama says, “Shut up, that’s why!”
Flashback to 2009:
Obama in 2009: Obamacare "is absolutely NOT a tax increase." – youtube.com/watch?v=tQMkOS… ~ #ObamacareTax—
Adam Baldwin (@adamsbaldwin) June 28, 2012
Thanks to the SCOTUS ruling, it’s more abundantly clear than ever that Obamacare is really an #ObamaTax. So much for the president’s vow that families making under $250,000 would not see a tax increase.
We were told it was not a tax hike, but it is an unprecedented and enormous tax on the middle class bit.ly/KFOlfB—
Jim DeMint (@JimDeMint) June 28, 2012
So the President forced the law through Congress insisting it was not a tax, then sold the Supreme Court on the argument that it is a tax.—
(@albertmohler) June 28, 2012
Don't be dense, it's not a tax. Wait. Don't be dense, it IS a tax. #Obamatax—
Justin G. (@theGrudgeRetort) June 28, 2012
Well, abundantly clear if you aren’t a blind parrot of Democratic talking points.
Dems need to come out swinging against GOP's new (and massively dishonest) "This just proves that the ACA is a massive tax increase" line.—
Mickey Jackson (@97mjackson) June 28, 2012
Wow. Fox News is REPEATEDLY saying "This is a Tax Increase." M'fuckas can you hear? A Penalty tax is not a Tax Increase. #WTF?!?!?—
Elon James White (@elonjames) June 28, 2012
Fox News now spinning healthcare law as a "tax increase"—
Ari Berman (@AriBerman) June 28, 2012
Spinning? No spin necessary, doll.
Apparently they think they’re clever:
Dear GOP: Obamacare is a tax increase, then Mitt Romney increased taxes in Massachusetts (via @neeratanden)—
ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) June 28, 2012
Did Mitt Romney implement the largest federal tax increase in history during a woefully anemic economy? Try again, libs. Obamacare is now, without a doubt, an #ObamaTax and the president will have to own that.
Let it be known that #Obamacare died today and #Obamatax was born.—
Teri Peters (@hipEchik) June 28, 2012
BREAKING: DNC spiking football over biggest tax increase in history of world.
#FulllRepeal—
Sean Hannity's Hair (@SHannitysHair) June 28, 2012
The word "tax" appears 413 times in SCOTUS opinion #fullrepeal—
RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 28, 2012
Repeal #ObamaTAX and replace @BarackObama #RepealAndReplace—
Jodi Stephens (@JodiStephens) June 28, 2012
What @NancyPelosi MEANT was "We have to pass the bill so the Supreme Court can tell you on appeal it's a really a 'tax.' GOTCHA!" #ObamaTax—
robert curlin (@robertcurlin) June 28, 2012
Obama said it was not a tax, but his legal team defended it as a tax. Court agreed with his legal team.—
Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) June 28, 2012
The president lied when he said this was not a tax. SCOTUS says it is.—
Tabitha Hale (@TabithaHale) June 28, 2012
The president didn’t ‘fess up in his statement today.
Not ONE MENTION of Obamacare being a TAX. Don't worry, Obama. We won't let you forget it. #ObamaTAX—
Eye on Politics (@EyeOnPolitics) June 28, 2012
If the lapdog media won’t press the issue, the conservative new media will. Game on.
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Update:
With Obamacare being upheld, even more of Barack Obama’s promises will be broken. Our buddy Ben Howe has put together a great video documenting those broken promises.
