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Mitt Romney said on Wednesday that the individual mandate in President Obamas health care law was “a tax, just days after his campaign said the candidate had rejected that characterization.
In an interview with Jan Crawford of CBS News, Mr. Romney said: “While I agreed with the dissent, thats taken over by the fact that the majority of the court said its a tax, and therefore it is a tax. They have spoken.
“They concluded it was a tax. Thats what it is, and the American people know that President Obama has broken the pledge he made, he added. “He said he wouldnt raise taxes on middle-income Americans. Not only did he raise the $500 billion that was already in the bill, its now clear that his mandate as described by the Supreme Court is a tax.