Faux spinning Obama SCOTUS victory as a "tax increase"

[jpak]

There's yer Rmoney talking points folks.

yup

[1StrongBlackMan]

1. Yep ...

That's what the SCOTUS called it ... Constitutional under the Federal government's taxing authority.

Now ... a responsible media (yeah, I know!!!) would note the little discussed fact that the ACA will have exactly no effect on anyone currently receiving health insurance through their employer ... and upon my last reading, that group makes up about 85+% of the working population.

[Freddie Stubbs]

2. There wasn't a majority on the court that was willing to uphold it under the commerce clause

[Luminous Animal]

4. 61% at the end of 2009. My employer pays $175 a month for my family's $1600+ a month

insurance coverage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_insurance_in_the_United_States#Trends_in_private_coverage

[kestrel91316]

3. Yep. A "tax" tat goes entirely into the pockets of corporations.

Rightie.

[JoePhilly]

5. Actually, the tax goes directly to the Federal government via the IRS.

And you only pay the tax if you choose to not have insurance. And you get subsidies or even an exemption if you can't afford it.
And Medicare has been expanded to help those who can't afford it.

[kestrel91316]

7. My premiums will NOT be going to the IRS. They will go directly to the ins co.

And yep, the subsidies or expanded Medicaid (NOT MEDICARE) will be what finally allows me to buy insurance again.

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. Assuming that you are currently employed ...

and get insurance through your employer, to whom do you premiums currently go?

[1StrongBlackMan]

8. Okay ...

I get that you don't like the ACA; but why make sh!t up?

The "tax" goes to the federal government and pays for the expansion of Medicare ... and Medicaid, had the SCOTUS not struck that part.

[treestar]

10. What corporations?

Health care one? Doctors? Pharmaceuticals? Is that so terrible, you'd rather they crashed and people did not get their products and services?

[jpak]

6. I was right - Rmoney called it a middle class tax increase

so did Rubio

yup

[Poiuyt]

11. If this is a tax increase, then Romney increased taxes as governor of MA.

It's a no-win for Mittens.

[jpak]

12. Ouch