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#Obamacare's 10% tanning tax hits salon owners and customers, most of which are women: http://t.co/dJuaGAT9LE
May 14, 2013 11:01 AM
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May 13, 2013 06:30 PM
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Health insurers and businesses are already feeling the iron-clad grip of regulations in #Obamacare: http://t.co/J6dfnKqFYZ
May 13, 2013 05:30 PM
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May 13, 2013 03:46 PM
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Under #Obamacare, mothers have had a tougher time purchasing non-prescription, over-the-counter medicine: http://t.co/dJuaGAT9LE
May 13, 2013 02:01 PM
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9 out of 20 #Obamacare tax hikes have not even been implemented yet: http://t.co/opFkyf1guJ
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.@GroverNorquist on MFA: "[The Senate] didn't ask all of the questions that needed to be asked": http://t.co/wXfkIR2Ca9 #NoNetTax
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Senate Healthcare Bill Uses the Term “Tax” 124 Times
A word search of the 1,502-page Senate healthcare bill (S. 1796) reveals that the term “tax” is used 124 times, “taxable” is used 158 times, and “excise tax” is used 12 times.
Other terms of interest are as follows:
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Senate Health Care Bill (S. 1796)
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Term
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Number of uses
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“Tax”
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124 times
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“Taxes”
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16 times
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“Excise tax”
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12 times
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“Taxpayer(s)”
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79 times
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“Taxable”
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158 times
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“Tax-exempt”
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15 times
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“Penalty”
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79 times
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“Require”
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88 times
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“Must”
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40 times
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“Shall”
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2,585 times
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The “excise tax” mentioned on page 194 is just one of several taxes in the bill that violate President Obama’s tax pledge. During his campaign, Obama made a “firm pledge” not to raise “any form” of taxes on families making less than $250,000 per year.
Posted by John Kartch 
on Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:46 PM EDT
on Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:46 PM EDTTo follow John Kartch's RSS feed click here. To follow them on Twitter, their handle is @johnkartch
