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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 989309" data-attributes="member: 17969">[h=1]Oops! &#039;Romneycare&#039; also has penalties/taxes[/h]Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has joined the chorus of partisan critics calling the Affordable Care Act a tax increase, based on the Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld the law.At the same time, Romney touts his time as Massachusetts governor, when a similar law was passed. And he contends that he never raised taxes.The health care law in Massachusetts, however, like the Affordable Care Act, does charge “penalties” for those who can afford to participate but choose not to.Are those taxes?The Wall Street Journal reports (see it<a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/06/29/tallying-massachusetts-haul-from-health-penalty/?mod=e2tw" target="_blank"> here</a>) that the state has collected over $20 million in “penalties” just this year. And millions for every previous year.So how does this political spin work?Is it “penalties” when it comes to Romney&#039;s plan but “taxes” when it comes to Obama’s?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 989309, member: 17969"] [h=1]Oops! 'Romneycare' also has penalties/taxes[/h] [FONT="Georgia"]Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has joined the chorus of partisan critics calling the Affordable Care Act a tax increase, based on the Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld the law.[/FONT] [FONT="Georgia"]At the same time, Romney touts his time as Massachusetts governor, when a similar law was passed. And he contends that he never raised taxes.[/FONT] [FONT="Georgia"]The health care law in Massachusetts, however, like the Affordable Care Act, does charge “penalties” for those who can afford to participate but choose not to.[/FONT] [FONT="Georgia"]Are those taxes?[/FONT] [FONT="Georgia"]The Wall Street Journal reports (see it[URL="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/06/29/tallying-massachusetts-haul-from-health-penalty/?mod=e2tw"] here[/URL]) that the state has collected over $20 million in “penalties” just this year. And millions for every previous year.[/FONT] [FONT="Georgia"]So how does this political spin work?[/FONT] [FONT="Georgia"]Is it “penalties” when it comes to Romney's plan but “taxes” when it comes to Obama’s?[/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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