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In reply to the discussion: It time to put an end to the GOP talking point repeated here on DU again and again. [View all]TheKentuckian
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You are the one redefining words to fit your purpose because you want to make the argument about something other than what it is.
This was not codified as a tax, it just wasn't. More it WILLFULLY was not structured as a tax. This wasn't a slip up but a tactic for a some to be able to claim no new taxes bullshit that you are now trying to spin away and accuse people of disseminating "Republican talking points" like a fool when the objections are so old they were the objections when this was the Republican plan put forward by Heritage, supported by Dole and Gingrich, and implemented by Romney.
Further, even in its own context your accusation makes virtually no sense because most of the objections are not at all the same. Truth is that without some use of old ass Republican talking points one cannot advocate for this legislation because it is built on their worldview, their economic beliefs, their worship of capital, and devotion to "free markets".
Everyone isn't 20 years old or one of those that didn't really follow politics until Bush, Jr. I've been watching this one a long time and it is a Republican machination, regardless of it being orphaned for partisan sniping or not.