Jonathan Gruber: Yes, ObamaCare Does Contains Tax Hikes

Mr gruber you ve ░░░░░░░░ that your statements were ░░░░░░░░ and insulting i certainly ░░░░░░░░ when someone gets caught ░░░░░░░░ something as inflammatory as ░░░░░░░░ you ve said how ░░░░░░░░ might want to recant ░░░░░░░░ however some of the ░░░░░░░░ that you said were ░░░░░░░░ based and although they ░░░░░░░░ be inexcusable and insulting ░░░░░░░░ that they were said ░░░░░░░░ the end they may ░░░░░░░░ true and i want ░░░░░░░░ walk you through some ░░░░░░░░ the statements that you ░░░░░░░░ that were substantive in ░░░░░░░░ rather than the statements ░░░░░░░░ you made about the ░░░░░░░░ voter now you ve ░░░░░░░░ that you did complex ░░░░░░░░ modeling it sounds like ░░░░░░░░ relatively basic model to ░░░░░░░░ you take from one ░░░░░░░░ you give to another ░░░░░░░░ s a basic equation ░░░░░░░░ welfare distribution and that ░░░░░░░░ called a tax and ░░░░░░░░ ve made many statements ░░░░░░░░ the ObamaCare plan as ░░░░░░░░ a tax and i ░░░░░░░░ to go through those ░░░░░░░░ i want to remind ░░░░░░░░ this is not the ░░░░░░░░ conversation that you ve ░░░░░░░░ in the conferences where ░░░░░░░░ ve insulted the American ░░░░░░░░ this is actually a ░░░░░░░░ where you took an ░░░░░░░░ you said on March ░░░░░░░░ 2011 the only way ░░░░░░░░ could take it on ░░░░░░░░ first by mislabeling it ░░░░░░░░ it a tax on ░░░░░░░░ plans whether or not ░░░░░░░░ tax on people and ░░░░░░░░ all know it s ░░░░░░░░ tax on people who ░░░░░░░░ those insurance plans a ░░░░░░░░ on January 18th you ░░░░░░░░ if you re a ░░░░░░░░ and you don t ░░░░░░░░ up an exchange that ░░░░░░░░ your citizens don t ░░░░░░░░ the tax credits but ░░░░░░░░ citizens will pay the ░░░░░░░░ that support the bill ░░░░░░░░ tax October 30th 2012 ░░░░░░░░ said we just taxed ░░░░░░░░ insurance companies they passed ░░░░░░░░ on in higher prices ░░░░░░░░ offset the tax breaks ░░░░░░░░ get it s very ░░░░░░░░ you know and that ░░░░░░░░ when you went on ░░░░░░░░ insulted the American voter ░░░░░░░░ to the fact that ░░░░░░░░ couldn t understand that ░░░░░░░░ equation then on October ░░░░░░░░ you said this bill ░░░░░░░░ written in a tortured ░░░░░░░░ to make sure cbo ░░░░░░░░ not score the mandate ░░░░░░░░ taxes if cbo scored ░░░░░░░░ han date as taxes ░░░░░░░░ bill dies i know ░░░░░░░░ gruber that you believe ░░░░░░░░ your statements were inexcusable ░░░░░░░░ insulting but they do ░░░░░░░░ to be true you ░░░░░░░░ not here recanting today ░░░░░░░░ statements with respect to ░░░░░░░░ tax aspect of ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ you i m here ░░░░░░░░ to say that any ░░░░░░░░ i made about political ░░░░░░░░ is not a conjecture ░░░░░░░░ gruber i mean conjecture ░░░░░░░░ i believe it may ░░░░░░░░ been someone may have ░░░░░░░░ thinking perhaps they were ░░░░░░░░ it was this is ░░░░░░░░ straight up statements these ░░░░░░░░ not conjecture is it ░░░░░░░░ purpose today to recant ░░░░░░░░ as a tax it ░░░░░░░░ my purpose today to ░░░░░░░░ forward and elaborate and ░░░░░░░░ out the interpretation of ░░░░░░░░ series of comments that ░░░░░░░░ made and to apologize ░░░░░░░░ let s do that ░░░░░░░░ let s clarify it ░░░░░░░░ gruber you made these ░░░░░░░░ did you not if ░░░░░░░░ don t recall exactly ░░░░░░░░ don t recall one ░░░░░░░░ them we actually saw ░░░░░░░░ video do you recall ░░░░░░░░ one yeah right okay ░░░░░░░░ these statements we ll ░░░░░░░░ them for the record ░░░░░░░░ i can t imagine ░░░░░░░░ you don t recall ░░░░░░░░ own statements because the ░░░░░░░░ voter has seen them ░░░░░░░░ and over again as ░░░░░░░░ ve called them stupid ░░░░░░░░ you deny making these ░░░░░░░░ Mr gruber even gh ░░░░░░░░ don t recall them ░░░░░░░░ you deny calling ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ tax if you re ░░░░░░░░ my actual quotes then ░░░░░░░░ don t deny it ░░░░░░░░ m reading your actual ░░░░░░░░ then i don t ░░░░░░░░ it okay so you ░░░░░░░░ not here to recant ░░░░░░░░ or to deny it ░░░░░░░░ m here to explain ░░░░░░░░ a number of those ░░░░░░░░ were made in a ░░░░░░░░ of expertise that i ░░░░░░░░ t have when i ░░░░░░░░ talking about political Mr ░░░░░░░░ do you know what ░░░░░░░░ tax is i mean ░░░░░░░░ do have expertise in ░░░░░░░░ you know what a ░░░░░░░░ is yes okay so ░░░░░░░░ would not deny today ░░░░░░░░ in these statements that ░░░░░░░░ made that ObamaCare is ░░░░░░░░ tax would you ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ a large piece of ░░░░░░░░ with many parts and ░░░░░░░░ one of those parts ░░░░░░░░ tax Mr gruber there ░░░░░░░░ some taxes in ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ well the president as ░░░░░░░░ know argued that ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ not a tax until ░░░░░░░░ went before the U ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court as to ░░░░░░░░ or not ObamaCare was ░░░░░░░░ tax and then the ░░░░░░░░ argued that it is ░░░░░░░░ tax in order to ░░░░░░░░ able to save it ░░░░░░░░ being declared unconstitutional so ░░░░░░░░ would assume that you ░░░░░░░░ with the U S ░░░░░░░░ Court that ObamaCare provisions ░░░░░░░░ taxes right the U ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court ruled on ░░░░░░░░ particular provision of ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ do not disagree with ░░░░░░░░ do you i m ░░░░░░░░ you don t disagree ░░░░░░░░ them that there are ░░░░░░░░ of ObamaCare that constitute ░░░░░░░░ tax i don t ░░░░░░░░ with their conclusion about ░░░░░░░░ mandate. ...