[dfwgator]

Just what is being taxed here then? It’s not based on income, and it is not based on the use of anything, so it can’t be a use tax? So just what kind of tax is it? I’ll tell you what kind of tax it is, a head tax, which is very illegal.

[CitizenUSA]

I'm just starting to study this, but I thought taxes can't be contested until after they take affect. In other words, by saying the mandate's a tax, can't it be fought all over again once it takes effect?

Additionally, have the courts hashed tax law pretty thoroughly? The Obamacare “tax” isn't really an income (it's not based on income) or an excise tax. As you wrote, it really doesn't seem to fall into any of the existing, constitutional tax schemes.

The Obamacare mandate...er...tax appears unconstitutional, and the SCOTUS can't rule on that until someone has standing, i.e. the tax is actually collected.

Could Roberts be playing the long game, setting up the necessary pieces to go for a checkmate later?

[AlmaKing]

It’s called the Anti-SaleS Tax or ASSTAX.

If you don’t buy something, you pay the tax.

[jonrick46]

It is not any tax that the Constitution permits.