President Obama and ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos had a minor debate Sunday (September 20th) over whether the president’s health care plan includes a tax increase, leading the host to look up the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of taxes. (video below)
In the interview, Stephanopoulos pressed the president on his plan to require people to purchase health insurance.
“Under this mandate, the government is forcing people to spend money, fining you if you don’t. How is that not a tax?” asked the host.
Obama responded, “No, but … but, George, you … you can’t just make up that language and decide that that’s called a tax increase.”
Stephanopoulos then offered the dictionary definition, “A charge, usually of money, imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes.”
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