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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Taxes, Penalties And The Affordable Care Act

President Obama and Mitt Romney seldom see eye to eye — but on an aspect of the debate over healthcare, they agree. If someone does not buy health insurance, they will pay a penalty. Republicans say it’s a tax — but to the President and to Gov. Romney, it’s a penalty.

Guest:

  • Rick Klein, senior Washington editor, ABC World News, co-host, Top Line
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  • Ansapphire

    The court said it could fit in the tax code but did not say it was not a tax.

  • Teh

    Another scam by the ruling elite using their dupes in Congress to impose a “tax” or a fee or a penalty or whatever you wish to name it. A transfer of money from the working classs to the ruling class.

    Shame on the parasites of Congress. Hopefully come November, those who decide to cast their vote will oust you from your cushy positions from inside the  Beltway.
     

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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Morehouse College President Talks Controversies, Challenges
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President Obama delivers the commencement address this weekend at Morehouse College, the all-male historically black college. The school’s president discusses recent controversies and challenges.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Jails Become De Facto Psychiatric Wards
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Failures in mental health care mean that often the only way to get help for a loved one is to call the police. We speak with a journalist about the tragic consequences for her family.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013
‘Here & Now’ Interview Inspires Hit Country Song
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In 2011, a Nashville songwriter heard Alex Ashlock’s interview with Paul Monti, who lost his son in Afghanistan. It inspired her to write “I Drive Your Truck.”

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