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Thread #123258   Message #2728413
Posted By: Amos
21-Sep-09 - 06:41 PM
Thread Name: BS: US Health Care Reform
Subject: RE: BS: US Health Care Reform
If you are required by law to register your motor vehicle, and pay the registration fee, and if found not having done so incurs a fine (and you still have to register it) you could argue that the fine is a tax, or that the registration fee is a tax, but you would really be stretching the meaning of the word considerably.

A fine for non-compliance is not an income tax. It is not a sales tax. It may be taxing but for cry-i let's quit the semantic quibbles. If you have a better plan, say so.

If all you can do is come up with "Obama stinks" stuff instead of specific ideas for better management, save your ASCII.


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