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Rep. West: Health care tax a 'horrific decision'

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    GOP congressman against power being given to federal government

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Since joining us now is congressman Allen west -- Florida -- member of the Republican Study Committee thank you for joining us congressman.

Thank you for habitat in you think you Pelosi saying look if it's good for the country and basically who cares how we got there what's your response to that.

Was.

Think that former speaker Pelosi is somewhat delusional but also you have to remember that this is the person that said.

That we have to pass this bill in order to find out what is in this bill so there's been a deception against American people from the onset.

It was supposed to be -- 140 billion -- -- now one point seven trillion.

The president said that this was not attacks now we know that it is only constitutional because -- -- -- -- attacks.

And I find it very ironic that 236.

Years ago.

When Thomas Jefferson was about to sit down and write the declaration of independence one of the -- -- -- reasons was because of onerous taxation that was coming from king George the third.

This was a horrific decision that was made yesterday because basically it is granted unprecedented.

Taxation authority to the federal government and it really does -- about the behavior modification.

-- -- of taxation.

-- and -- released a statement to that effect saying that congress has granted has been granted infinite taxation power.

There are no longer any limits on what the federal government can tax -- citizens.

To do.

So people saying that that's an exaggeration that it really doesn't sound -- I well I don't think I don't think that is an exaggeration and legal precedent has been established so that the federal government can say based upon.

-- own ideological agenda of health care.

That the American individual citizen must purchase a provost at the commodity.

And if they don't they will be taxed so if followed to go out and say that every person in the United States America needs to go out.

And -- -- millimeter Glock or else they will be taxed a wonder how the public -- people such as Nancy Pelosi on of the -- our react to that.

But that really is the president has been established.

Yeah and that is the question that a lot of people are asking now exactly how far.

Could this go your statement continuing this is a sad day for America individual sovereignty.

Has been.

Defeated.

What -- course does the public have for those who are against this ruling.

Well I think the greatest recourse that the public has is that this is a republic.

And it is still based upon individuals' rights and freedoms in the democratic process so come November.

You know understand that the only way that.

This patient protection and Affordable Care Act.

Can be taken off the other roles that means that -- you cannot have the same person in the White House -- this administration and I think that that's exactly what you see happening.

So set aside the wider implications you say that this law specifically will hit the middle class especially hard as hundreds of thousands.

Of jobs will be lost as businesses try to avoid the penalties and costs created by.

The -- explain that.

Well if you look at the employer mandates you'll.

And when -- -- -- of talked to lot of small business owners they're going to be dropping people off of there health insurance.

Because of the rise of -- insurance premiums we have our CNET.

There's a mandate with in the Affordable Care Act that says -- when you go over fifty employees.

You have to provide a certain level or else you'll be fine and so you'll see that happening.

And it -- these the -- sector would not be able to compensate for these rises it in insurance premiums.

Especially when you have these small profit margins -- so you'll see more Americans being put on unemployment -- to see more Americans being forced.

Toward government backed insurance which means that now be higher taxation.

So this really is not going to work very well not as well when you're telling the American people that if you don't purchase you will be taxed.

That's gonna affect a lot of families right now that the struggling in this economy our congressman Allen west -- Florida thank you so much for joining us.

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