From Ace:
And so if I have this right: The Federal Government may now levy a special tax on me if I do not comply with their specific directives about what I should buy, or do?
Can they tax abortions at a high rate?
If I don't eat broccoli, they can assign a special tax, right? After all, it's just a little tax. I have the choice to either eat broccoli or pay the tax.
They can do that, right?
Can they tax me at a high rate if I own a gun? How about if I refuse to own a gun?
The government may now, per Justice Roberts, assign special taxes on people if they do not live their lives the way the government prefers.
As an old fuddy-duddy justice said, a long time ago: The power to tax is the power to destroy.
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