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WH admits: We have a tax problem

An unnamed senior White House official tells National Journal that the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the individual mandate as a tax is politically problematic for the president.

By Washington Free Beacon Staff··
WH admits: We have a tax problem

An unnamed senior White House official tells National Journal that the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the individual mandate as a tax is politically problematic for the president.

"I'm sure they'll nail us on taxes and I'm sure it will work," the official said. "But, given the alternative, that's a bitter pill I'm ready to swallow."