And if I can afford a health club membership but refuse to purchase it? If I can afford to eat all vegetables but refuse to eat them? If I can afford to go on a diet but refuse to go on one? The dems flat out lied to the American public. They told us by no means was this a tax and the SCOTUS called their bluff which they'll now face the ramifications of come Nov. Obamadoesntcare will be repealed. 50 + 1.
I stand corrected, I looked it up. I am an honest and critical thinker unlike you. oh that makes me feel better, you would make me buy something I don't want, but give me a sale price so you can feel better about it... my point still stands, if you call a penalty for inactivity a tax in order to make it constitutional, then you open the door to tax just about anything you like
One ludicrous example is this: Since unhealthy/fast food is a major factor in health concerns and adds to the cost of healthcare, it stands to reason they should be severely limited. So every household can only eat one fast food meal a month, this shall be enforced by fast food commissars set up all over the country which shall issue coupons to said households monthly to be used at KFC and MacDonalds. Anyone caught eating fried chicken or burgers at home in violation of the law shall be subjected to a tax.
The dangers of this SCOTUS ruling are daunting. I agree with others that Roberts should be pressured to retire for medical reasons during the Romney Administration and this issue of taxing inactivity should be revisited by SCOTUS in a future ruling soon.