OBAMA FLASHBACK: HealthCare Mandate is Not a Tax

Sep 20, 2009 9:00am

On "This Week," George Stephanopoulos and President Obama have a colorful discussion over Obama's health care reform proposal. Stephanopoulos takes issue with a mandate that obligates Americans to purchase health insurance, or risk being fined as much as $900. "How is that not a tax?" "A responsibility to get health insurance is not a tax increase," Obama said.