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Re: SCOTUS LIVEBLOG - Obamacare Mandate Survives-Part 2
The federal government has done that since at least World War II. They've just called it a tax credit, tax deduction, or tax exclusion...and given it to people who comply. They've taxed us for not owning a home mortgage, they've taxed us for not getting health insurance through our employers, they've taxed us for not having kids, they've taxed us for not contributing to a retirement plan, they've taxed us for not owning fuel-efficient cars, etc. This is nothing new.
The point being that the state can now tax you for not doing something they want you to do. Not sure why people would support that sort of thing.
The federal government has done that since at least World War II. They've just called it a tax credit, tax deduction, or tax exclusion...and given it to people who comply. They've taxed us for not owning a home mortgage, they've taxed us for not getting health insurance through our employers, they've taxed us for not having kids, they've taxed us for not contributing to a retirement plan, they've taxed us for not owning fuel-efficient cars, etc. This is nothing new.