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To: semantic
His ruling means Congress can’t compel American citizens to purchase anything. Ever.

However, they can "tax" the hell out of you if you drive a combustion engine car instead of an Obama Motors Voltswagen.

2 posted on 06/28/2012 6:31:46 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Dude! Where's my Constitution?!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Yes, as it turns out, Congress can tax you for whatever they want, whether it's an activity or non-activity.

But, and this is a big but, it has to be passed by Congress AS A TAX. In full daylight, ie no back room deals conducted under the commerce clause, with its -0- accountability and 100% discretion.

And because it's only a tax, it can be terminated by the next Congress with a simple majority. Why are the "Bush Tax Cuts" still called the "Bush Tax Cuts"? Because they were/are a hallmark political ploy that conferred significant advantages to supporters.

Now, any politician, D or R, can run on a tax cut platform as a means of gutting the O-Tax.

9 posted on 06/28/2012 6:40:01 PM PDT by semantic
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To: FlingWingFlyer

However, they can “tax” the hell out of you if you drive a combustion engine car instead of an Obama Motors Voltswagen

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Yea well, what’s new.


18 posted on 06/28/2012 6:50:31 PM PDT by snarkytart (http://www.freerepubli224%2C1)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
However, they can "tax" the hell out of you if you drive a combustion engine car instead of an Obama Motors Voltswagen.

That's 100% true. And it was 100% true yesterday as well. And it was in 1789 too.

27 posted on 06/28/2012 7:02:39 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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