Next, he stated that, because Congress doesn’t have the ability to mandate, it must, to fund Obama-care, rely on its power to tax. Therefore, the mechanism that funds Obama-care is a tax. This is also critical. Recall back during the initial Obama-care battles, the Democrats called it a penalty, Republicans called it a tax. Democrats consistently soft sold it as a penalty. It went to vote as a penalty. Obama declared endlessly, that it was not a tax, it was a penalty. But when the Democrats argued in front of the Supreme Court, they said ‘hey, a penalty or a tax, either way’. So, Roberts gave them a tax. It is now the official law of the land — beyond word-play and silly shenanigans. Obama-care is funded by tax dollars. Democrats now must defend a tax increase to justify the Obama-care law.
“Democrats now must defend a tax increase to justify the Obama-care law.”
The dems will go on offense and quickly spin some talking points attacking Roberts for “incorrectly” calling it a tax. Barry won’t be giving any press conferences or take uncomfortable questions. Now we will get an endless stream of TOTUS speeches full of BS. Time will tell how much of it sticks.