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  • Video:Obama-"Nobody" Considers Health Mandate a Tax Hike; Really?

    By The Cato Institute September 21, 2009

    by Jeffrey A. Miron President Obama argued on TV talk shows this weekend that his proposed mandate for everyone to buy health insurance – or face a large financial penalty – is not a tax increase: In a testy exchange on ABC’s “This Week,” broadcast Sunday, Obama rejected the...

  • Opinion:When is a Tax Not a Tax? When Obama Says So, Apparently

    By Reason Foundation September 23, 2009

    by Jacob Sullum In my column today, I note that the Senate Finance Committee's health care bill calls the penalty for failing to buy medical insurance an "excise tax." AP points out that the House health care bill calls its penalty a "tax on individuals without acceptable health...

  • Opinion:Public Option Down, But Not Necessarily Out

    By Family Research Council September 30, 2009

    For people on the sidelines of yesterday's health care showdown in the Senate Finance Committee, the biggest stunner wasn't the defeat of the public option --but the fact that it died in this Committee under friendly fire. With help from five key Democrats, the Republicans finally put liberals...