Posted on 07/02/2012 7:25:11 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
WASHINGTON (AP) - A top adviser says Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney doesn't see the health care mandate as a tax but as a penalty or a fee or even a fine.
That's a different view from Republicans who are condemning the individual mandate in President Barack Obama's health care law as a tax instead of a penalty, as Obama prefers to call it.
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Romney, Romney, Romney. . .
Romney or Obama - whom should I vote for?
A couple of very dangerous Class A clowns.
I don’t think they need 15000 IRS goons to collect a penalty.
Need to drag this idiot over the finish line, stick pen in his hand, get rid of Obamacare. Then impeach him.
Here’s the problem, it doesn’t matter whether it is a tax or a penalty, both are flat dead wrong.
But Romney believes in the penalty, he believes in an Individual Mandate and he will replace Obamacare with something that has an Individual Mandate.
And yet we have so called conservatives here on FreeRepublic backing Romney on his “Repeal and Replace” nonsense when HE HAS NEVER GONE BACK ON HIS INDIVIDUAL MANDATE.
Opinion of the moment as relayed by a functionary. Somewhere between a sticky note and an etch a sketch for authority.
I've heard this drivel from liberals all day as somehow hurting Romney. Can anyone explain why?
Romney needs Palin as his VP.
That would eliminate all this whining.
Just saying.
To defend Romney for a brief moment, the media is running with the statement that Romney backs Scalia’s desent. He is backing our views.
To defend Romney for a brief moment, the media is running with the statement that Romney backs Scalia’s desent. He is backing our views.
It’s a penalty if you are referring to the view of the conservatives on the Supreme Court. It’s a tax if you are referring to the ruling of the Supreme Court (and therefore the law).
Romney can call it a donut if he likes. What counts is his commitment to repeal Obamacare if he becomes President.
So you disagree with Scalia, Thomas, and Alito?
No, it's an abomination.
Because no matter what Romney says or does, it is never good enough and never will be good enough in their eyes.
Romney has all the political instincts of a flea.
As much as I detested the SCOTUS decision I will for now stand with his decision due mostly because of the intense irritation it is causing Obama.
Romney needs to get something straight, the people can if pushed be motivated to write in someone else, even at the obvious risk of handing the election to Obama.
At least Obama is universally hated, he can never get his supporters back in line, he will never have his hypnotized idolizers at his feet anymore, if elected Obama won’t last 6 months I project, he will be impeached.
I would rather take a chance of losing to Obama knowing actions are in effect to remove him quickly that vote or support Romney.
Exactly. Repeal and move on.
Because it is all they have.
Obama is (far) from universally hated.
Don’t make that mistake.
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