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There's hope for Romney - maybe
 The much-anticipated Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act put to rest any lingering doubts about President Obama's signature legislative achievement.
That is the Court clarified what Obama denied and Republicans charged all along. And that is, Obamacare represents a massive tax hike to forcibly extend health care insurance to some 30 million Americans who currently don't have it for one reason or another. Never mind the millions of Americans who can afford to buy health insurance but choose not to pay for it.
The silver lining in all of this mess comes to us courtesy of Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the majority opinion for the Court's 5-4 decision in "National Federation of Independent Businesses, et al. v. Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al." Though he angered conservatives by siding with the liberals on the Court, Roberts acutely captured why Obamacare passed the smell test on constitutional grounds. As Roberts put it, the Congress has the authority to levy taxes to influence conduct or compel behavior, even if taxes are part of legislation that could be interpreted as bad policy.For the full story, subscribe to the The Concordia Sentinel's NEW E-Edition! |
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