” Maybe nobody brought up the argument hey if this is a tax then its a capricious and punitive one. If not fed the argument, the court cant regurgitate it.”
We should not allow ourselves to fall for the “dodge” This isn’t about a tax, it is about the biggest federal power grab in our history! It is about brute force (IRS). It is about FORCING a free people to pay for something, just because the government “feels” like it.
As FReeper Doughty one posted. This is a tax just for you being alive! Just for existing in this country!
It’s an odd tax, though, both in having waiveability written into its code and in having exemptions for the indigent.