McConnell: Ask Romney If Massachusetts Mandate Was A Tax
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/07/01/509319/mcconnell-mandate-tax/
Ever since the Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act as constitutional under Congress power to tax, Republicans have gone into full gear falsely characterizing the law as a massive tax hike on the middle class. But on Fox News Sunday today, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) refused to say whether or the individual mandate in Massachusetts implemented by Mitt Romney is also, therefore, a tax:
HOST CHRIS WALLACE: You didnt answer my direct question: If the Obama mandate is a tax on the middle class, is the Romney mandate a tax on the middle class?
MCCONNELL: Well, I think Governor Romney will have to speak for himself about what was done in Massachusetts. I can tell you that every single Democratic senator voted for this tax increase and these $500 billion cuts in Medicare and it will be a huge issue in 2012. The Chief Justice has, in effect, said this will be decided by the American people. Thats why we have elections.
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