Mr. Sparkle
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I didnt catch Obama's whistlestop tour of the Sunday shows but found this interesting exchange he had with George Stephanopoulos about whether an individual mandate (i.e. legal requirement for everyone to buy health insurance or face a fine) is, or is not, a "tax increase."
Obviously the President is pushing back on the notion because it puts another nail in the coffin of the No New Taxes for Anyone Under $250K promise, but it's an interesting exchange on both sides, including George reaching into the EE bag of tricks by reading him the dictionary definition of 'tax,' followed by Obama deploying the Jedi mind trick to suggest that what he read doesnt mean what he read. Good stuff all the way around.
All I know is, if George Stephanopoulos thinks you're raising taxes, then you're raising taxes.
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Obviously the President is pushing back on the notion because it puts another nail in the coffin of the No New Taxes for Anyone Under $250K promise, but it's an interesting exchange on both sides, including George reaching into the EE bag of tricks by reading him the dictionary definition of 'tax,' followed by Obama deploying the Jedi mind trick to suggest that what he read doesnt mean what he read. Good stuff all the way around.
All I know is, if George Stephanopoulos thinks you're raising taxes, then you're raising taxes.
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