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Rich Lowry
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New York Post
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December 17, 2010
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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/naked_cynicism_CevyUboH3c4w99g3ubkMrJ
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"The naked opportunism of the administration's tax argument is one reason that US District Judge Henry Hudson in Virginia ruled the individual mandate unconstitutional. Unpersuaded that the penalty "is a bona fide revenue-raising measure enacted under the taxing power of Congress," he cites the Supreme Court for the proposition that the words "tax" and "penalty" aren't interchangeable and that a penalty "cannot be converted into a tax by the simple expedient of calling it such." (Sorry, Mr. Holder.)"
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This item argues for the position Act should not have been passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
