A word search of the 2,409-page Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) and the 150-page Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872) reveals that the term “tax” is used 255 times, “taxable” is used 208 times, and “excise tax” is used 17 times.
Other terms of interest are as follows:
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Healthcare Bill |
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Term |
Number of uses |
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“Tax” |
255 times |
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“Taxable” |
208 times |
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“Excise tax” |
17 times |
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“Taxes” |
28 times |
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“Fee” |
183 times |
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“Penalty” |
132 times |
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“Require” |
208 times |
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“Must” |
51 times |
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“Shall” |
4,384 times |