By Chris Hoenig
A Florida congressman says a provision of the Affordable Care Act is racist because it discriminates against customers based on skin color.
Proving that it’s not always sunny in the Sunshine State, Representative Ted Yoho told the crowd at a town-hall meeting in Gainesville, Fla., that he and House Speaker John Boehner had a conversation about the 10 percent tax on indoor tanning and agreed that it discriminates against white people. “He goes, ‘I didn’t know it was in there,’ and I said, ‘Yes, it’s a 10 percent tax.'” Yoho told the crowd, recalling the exchange. “He goes, ‘Well, that’s not that big of a deal.’ I said, ‘It’s a racist tax.’ He goes, ‘You know what It is.'”
