Yeah, Roberts avoided the issue that it was not just a tax but a mandate attached
A tax on not having something. Who would have thunk!
And what return do I get from said tax? The Citizen is supposed to get something back from the guberment for the tax paid - right?
“… in the 2012 decision upholding the legality of the Obamacare individual mandate, Chief Justice John Roberts cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate on the basis that the penalty imposed for not having ‘qualifying’ health insurance is not a fine, penalty, or fee, but rather a tax. Since Congress has the power to tax, Roberts reasoned, it has the power to impose the individual mandate.”
When I heard the supreme court decision on this I said that if this meets the test of the constitution then there is NOTHING that can NOT be done. They could just as reasonably require that everyone buy a quart of buttermilk once a week. How could there be any limit on governmental power?