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On the IRS, ObamaCare and Free Speech: |
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"Chilling effect. That's the term lawyers and judges use to describe the result of government actions that deter people from exercising their right of free speech.
"There have been plenty of examples in the past 10 days. ...
"The IRS is assigned a lot of work by the Obamacare law. It will impose penalties on Americans who can afford health insurance but choose not to buy it. ...
"The IRS was given these tasks by the drafters of Obamacare because no other government agency had the capability to gain access to people's personal financial information. They may have thought that taxpayers would trust an agency that they had gotten used to dealing with.
"That level of trust may not be as high as it was 10 days ago. Chilling effect, indeed." |
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— Michael Barone, Washington Examiner Senior Political Analyst
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— Michael Barone, Washington Examiner Senior Political Analyst
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Posted May 20, 2013 • 08:12 AM
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