Aide: Romney sees mandate as a penalty, not a tax Current Status: Blessed (1) Change Status: BlessedPublishedUnpublishedRestoredQuarantinedDuplicatedCensored Associated Press Mon Jul 2, 2012 7:01 PM politicsushealth-caremitt-romneytaxorpenalty Tweet Discuss: ! keyboard shortcuts: V vote up article J next comment K previous comment