Letter: Obamacare tax illegal, null and void

Published: Saturday, July 7 2012 12:00 a.m. MDT

Now that our Supreme Court has decreed that Obama's health care non-participation fee is actually a tax, what kind of a tax is it?

Since this tax is to be collected by the IRS directly from individuals who choose not to purchase health insurance, was there ever a more direct tax than this? Our founding fathers clearly would call Obama's fee, for citizen behavior the government deems unhealthy, a direct tax. But our Constitution clearly makes direct taxes imposed by the federal government illegal, therefore null and void. Wherefore, this non-participation tax works for Romneycare in Massachusetts, but not for Obamacare in the U.S.

Henry Todd

Provo

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a bit of reality

Shawnee Mission, KS

Does this letter writer really think he understands the Constitution better than the Chief Justice?

A direct tax is a tax per head. It's defining characteristic is that it can't be avoided. The Patient Affordable Care Act More..

7:55 a.m. July 7, 2012
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Mike in Cedar City

Cedar City, Utah

Not dumb, just ill informed and a little desperate.

8:36 a.m. July 7, 2012
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Eric Samuelsen

Provo, UT

Gosh, what an interesting letter. Obamacare is unconstitutional? What a shame that we don't have someone, like, maybe 9 experienced judges, constitutional scholars all, who could look at bills passed by and decide whether something's More..

1:09 p.m. July 7, 2012
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