Obama Goes Toe-To-Toe With Stephanopoulos On "Tax Increases"

On "This Week," George Stephanopoulos and President Obama have a colorful discussion over Obama's health care reform proposal. Stephanopoulos takes issue with a mandate that obligates Americans to purchase health insurance, or risk being fined as much as $900. "How is that not a tax?" "A responsibility to get health insurance is not a tax increase," Obama said. Stephanopoulos then tells Obama that he looked up the definition of "tax" in Merriam Webster's

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