Posted on 06/28/2012 9:02:08 PM PDT by Mozilla
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of President Obamas healthcare law Thursday, ruling the government may impose tax penalties on persons who do not have health insurance.
Supreme Court opinion on Obamas healthcare law
(Excerpt) Read more at documents.latimes.com ...
Can they tax you for not having a bicycle, a blender or a subscription to the NYT?
They can now! Well, they can't outright legislate that you purchase these items. That would be "unconstitutional." But what they can do is confiscate your property through punitive taxation if you "choose" not to purchase these things, because Congress' power to tax is unlimited. And I'm sure this is exactly what the authors of the Constitution intended. /s
Why yes, comrade Tawanasheka Carter of the 17th Region Central Planning committee of New Jersey, I did indeed purchase a bicycle!
If it prove to be inadequate of course I will switch to Affordable Bicycles Act equipment.
Of course.
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Hm, I tried downloading the file — my reader says it’s password protected — is it?
I think I’ll print off several copies to burn in my back yard and increase global warming!
It shouldn't be. Check out post 7. I have HTML, PDF, and EPUB versions on my website. Might even make a Kindle version tonight if I can get that to work.
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