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Boehner Claims House Victory, Mandate To Not Raise Taxes
ByKelly Phillips Erb November 6, 2012July 5, 2020

Election, schmelection. With many news outlets showing the economy as the #1 election issue (like this report from Orlando, which circulated on Drudge today), Representatives in the House dug in their heels with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) saying that no matter the result, raising taxes won’t happen. Pretty confident, right? Of course, he is….

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Healthcare | Politics | Tax policy

If The Health Care Law Is Really A Tax Law, Is It Doomed On Procedure?
ByKelly Phillips Erb June 29, 2012June 16, 2020

Now that the dust is settling a bit on the SCOTUS decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, questions are starting to come in fast and furious (no, not that fast and furious). One of the most confusing aspects of the decision hinges on the characterization of the mandate as a tax. If…

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