Posted on 06/29/2012 9:18:35 AM PDT by appeal2
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As everyone knows Obamacare was upheld today. The purported conservative Chief Justice, John Roberts, writing for the majority ruled the health insurance mandate was legal, in spite of arguments before the Court, stating that if the government can force you to buy insurance, they can force you to eat broccoli as well. Because after all, it is good for you. We've stated many times on the Financial Survival Network that any time you go to court, it's a "crap-shoot." And this time was no different. While we admit to being surprised, based upon the oral arguments presented, we're certainly not shocked. This decision is simply the culmination of nearly 80 years of the Supreme Court rubber stamping, ever more intrusive government, expanding its powers to the disadvantage of the individual. To think that labels next to an individual judge's name could change the outcome is quite naive.
But take heart, Obamacare is the final nail in the coffin of the corrupt, central bank based economy. This combined with the impending tax increases will further decimate the economy and worsen the worldwide global economic depression. The sooner the current monetary system collapses, hopefully leading to a sound monetary system, the better.
Kerry Lutz is a neanderthal moron. If this person had read the opinion they would know that the commerce clause was slammed not to the floor but through it.
Roberts specifically took the commerce clause off the table to the extent that congress will not be able to use it force anything upon citizens in this manner.
READING IS HARD APPARENTLY.
The government will require everyone to be vegetarian soon. There will be massive meat eating taxes. Just wait!
I don’t think you comprehend what Roberts’ decision means. Sure, they can’t force you to do anything. They never can. All they can do is penalize you if you don’t do the right thing or do do the wrong thing. That is always the case.
And in this case Roberts decided that the government can tax you for anything you do or anything you fail to do. Fail to eat your broccoli, and the government can tax you for it.
So the net result is that the government can tax you beyond your capability of making ANY independent decisions. If, for instance, you were taxed $20 for every day that you didn’t eat your broccoli, my family of 6 would owe the government $43,800 in ADDITIONAL taxes just for protesting their “You must eat broccoli” edict.
Would you say that means the government can force me to eat my broccoli?
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