The FDA: killing promising adult stem cell research?
But instead of serving as our protector against charlatans who prey on the sick and desperate, the FDA has itself become an agent of coercion, forcibly denying us the freedom to use treatments that could save our lives. Continue reading
Is mandatory insurance enforceable? If so, penalty too small, insurance death spiral possible
The IRS may not be able to enforce mandatory insurance. If it can, penalty is too weak, which can destroy non-group insurance markets. Continue reading
Politico on next threat to ObamaCare: illegal subsidies to federal exchanges
If a state does not set up a health insurance exchange, no subsidies can apply to federal exchange operating in that state, argue J. Adler & M. Cannon. Continue reading
CBO: Obamacare Will Spend More, Tax More, and Reduce the Deficit Less Than We Previously Thought – Forbes
bamacare will spend more money, raise more tax revenue, and reduce the deficit less than the agency thought in 2010. And things could get worse Continue reading
Kopel on Other Possible Legal Challenges to ObamaCare
The constitutionality of the “individual mandate” was at issue in the recent Supreme Court ruling. But other legal challenges are likely, argues Dave Kopel. Continue reading
Supreme Court & health care: Speeding is legal – just pay fine through the IRS!
Pretty much any other mandate could be magically converted into a tax by the same sleight of hand – so long as the penalty for violating it is a fine similar to the one that enforces the individual mandate. Continue reading
Supreme Court & health care: Speeding is legal – just pay fine through the IRS!
Pretty much any other mandate could be magically converted into a tax by the same sleight of hand – so long as the penalty for violating it is a fine similar to the one that enforces the individual mandate. Continue reading
Rob Natelson on Supreme Court’s sophistry, why mandatory insurance is not a tax
The rampant sophistry of the SCOTUS decision. Why mandatory insurance is not a tax, and if it is, it’s unconstitutional because it’s a direct tax that is not apportioned among the states. Continue reading
Kopel: Neither Constitution or tax law justifies excise tax for not buying a product
Kopel: “There is literally no constitutional or tax-law precedent for the notion that an individual can be subject to an excise tax merely for choosing not to buy a product.” Continue reading
Obama’s SCOTUS Victory Speech Translated (by John Stossel)
After the Supremes approved Obamacare yesterday, the President gave a speech. John Stossel think it needs de-coding. Continue reading
Is There a Silver Lining to the Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision?
What does the SCOTUS decision mean for the implementation of the law and the political effort to repeal it? Continue reading
If ObamaCare survives the Supreme Court, legal battle has just begun
Under the guise of implementing the law, the IRS has announced it will impose a tax of up to $3,000 per worker on employers whom Congress has not authorized a tax. … If the IRS doesn’t impose that unauthorized tax, the whole law could collapse. Continue reading
