Obama's Justice Department Proves Democrats Lied About Health Insurance Penalty Not Being A Tax

President Obama and Democrats claimed the penalty imposed by their health care takeover wasn't a tax. Now, President Obama's own Justice Department has defined the penalty as a tax in an attempt to defend against Constitutional challenged launched by many states.

Twenty attorneys general, led by Republican Bill McCollum of Florida, filed suit against the federal government immediately after President Obama’s health-care overhaul became law...

In its defense of the law, the Justice Department invoked the Commerce Clause and claimed penalties for Americans without health-care coverage were consistent with the federal government’s powers to regulate interstate commerce and impose taxes.

The Justice Department filing describes the penalty as a tax, stating that the law “imposes a tax on the choice of a method to finance the future costs of one’s health care.”

Let's fire up the Way Back Machine:

The Liar-in-Chief claims the health care insurance penalty isn't a tax. Zoom to the 3:15, 3:50 and 5:00 marks.