So, George Stephanopoulos asked, "Under this mandate, the government is forcing people to spend money, fining you if you don't. How is that not a tax?"
Seriously. But here's what Obama said (with, of course, a considerable amount of stammering and stuttering that tends to happen when you're caught in a moment of utter stupidity): " No, but -- but, George, you -- you can't just make up that language and decide that that's called a tax increase."
Making up languages? Merriam-Webster is offended. The whole English-speaking population is offended. Well, I guess he still has illegal immigrants as his BFF's. This is the dictionary definition of tax: a charge, usually of money, imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes.
So let's see. Okay, a tax is a charge, and a fine is a charge, and requiring someone to pay money is a charge. So whether or not they end up paying for healthcare, they are taxed. Imposed by authority? Yes, the government is imposing it. On persons or property for public purposes... check. Public purposes such as helping their healthcare plan. People such as we, the people. Apparently we're the property of the government. But Obama said, "No. That -- that's not true, George. The -- for us to say that you've got to take a responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase."
Once again, Obama's fabulous defense: No I'm not, you're lying, that's false, that's ridiculous, that's not true, that's untrue, that's preposterous, that's absolutely not a tax increase. Evidence? What's that mean? Anyone got a dictionary?
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