Turning Point: It’s Constitutional—Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Mandate as a Tax
Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Basil Ryan in EDITORIAL, ObamaCare, SCOTUS

This morning a divided Supreme Court largely upheld the Obama administration's health-care law, saying the law's penalty for those who ignore a mandate to carry health insurance counted as a tax and was therefore justified by Congress's constitutional taxing power. As vice president Biden might say, "This is really Bleeping big..."

From Merriam-Webster:

Turning Point (noun)

A point at which a significant change occurs.

A time when an important change happens.

Wake–Up Call (noun)

Something that serves to alert a person to a problem, danger, or need.

Early political commentary on the Supreme Court’s judgment suggests this ruling will take some time to sort out.  One thing is certain however, struggling American families will now have a new tax to deal with.

In an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC News Barack Obama insisted that the government forcing people to buy Health Care Insurance was not a TAX.

This man could have had a great career as a car salesman or a carnival barker at the "guess your weight" booth. 

This administration reminds me of a freak show without a tent.

Here the court’s 193 page ruling.

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