The Court cites no case where the power to tax a purchase has encompassed the power to tax for not making a purchase. Indeed, it explicitly equated the non-purchase of gasoline to the taxable purchase of gasoline.
If the failure to buy something is taxable, as the decision holds, how about the failure to buy approved mothers' day presents, to buy approved solar power equipment or to install approved home insulation? Can non-actions not involving purchases be taxed? The failure to vote, perhaps? Even the failure to vote for approved candidates? I don't know. No constitutional limits are suggested by the decision.
The problems created by the decision cannot be cured simply by repealing ObamaCare or by electing good people to the Congress or to the Presidency (good things all). Even if that helps temporarily, there is no reason to assume that it will work indefinitely. We have a problem and there may be no viable solution.
...We have a problem and there may be no viable solution....
we can refuse to pay any unjust tax or have a tax revolution. will the jails be full of patriotic rebelling americans or traitorous politicians? the problem now is with the ability to tax non-activity, going gault can be legislated into failure.
social engineering has been given a free hand unless we stop it and reverse it...no more behavior modification taxes
we need to propose a tax on those who don’t pay income taxes, yeah that’s the ticket- a tax on non-productivity...give the liberals a taste of their own medicine...