Obama Goes Toe-To-Toe With Stephanopoulos On "Tax Increases"

On "This Week," George Stephanopoulos and President Obama have a colorful discussion over Obama's health care reform proposal.

Stephanopoulos takes issue with a mandate that obligates Americans to purchase health insurance, or risk being fined as much as $900. "How is that not a tax?"

"A responsibility to get health insurance is not a tax increase," Obama said.

Stephanopoulos then tells Obama that he looked up the definition of "tax" in Merriam Webster's dictionary.

"The fact that you looked up... the definition of tax increase indicates that you're stretching a little bit right now," Obama responded.

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[Robert Bender]

So now the Supreme Court has ruled that the Obamacare mandate penalty is legal because it is a tax. So either Obama is telling the truth and it's not a tax and therefore it is illegal, or it is legal but Obama is lying when he says it's not a tax.

[atxav8r]

99.9% of healthcare professionals hate Obamacare and want it repealed. If you don't think so, just ask your doctor and nurse. Don't take my word for it. ASK THE PROFESSIONALS!

[mrgreyblake]

Source...

[Ryan Fenster]

Of course its going to be a tax increase. We are like 16 trillion on debt and now this communist wants to institute universal healthcare? he has to be doing it on purpose in order to collaps the economy, theres no way hes that stupid.

[randall kleinbooi]

I've never come across so many interesting people in my whole entire life.

[Andrew Proulx]

It is a tax increase.

[batmandeltaforce]

What a lying POS...

[1Sweetbabygirl61]

Obamacare is just another step closer to the NWO!

[David Ruiz]

i dont think that "health care professional" is the same thing as "public policy professional"

[superherosatlive]

It is a tax increase says so by the supreme court. Auto insurance is paying for a privilege to drive. I can choose not to drive but I can't choose not to buy health insurance. My family moved to the U.S from Vietnam to avoid a government that runs and controls every aspect of their people's lives and this guy sounds just like those of my former government.