Mitt Romney contradicts himself for the 9001st time. Says mandate is a tax.

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The status of the mandate as either a tax or a penalty in the context of the campaign has always been wholly political.

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The status of the mandate as either a tax or a penalty in the context of the campaign has always been wholly political.

They should just call it "the forced subsidization of private health care companies by small business owners, laid off workers, part time workers, stay at home single moms, and the unemployed" mandate tax. 

Who is "they," and why would they call it that?

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Liberals just want to live in a world where money does not exist, we just trade and barter based on feelings of guilt and charity. 

A true conservative would understand that there is no purer market than a barter-market.