Posted by Sir Four at 12:43pm Jul 2 '12"The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."
They're free to structure the taxes any way they like, for example forcing you to pay a tax to support Medicare or giving you a tax break for having kids. The main question for the SCOTUS this time was: "Sure, the Congress can structure the tax code in all sorts of ways, but can they really tax you more for not buying health insurance?" SCOTUS answer: "Yes."
They're free to structure the taxes any way they like, for example forcing you to pay a tax to support Medicare or giving you a tax break for having kids. The main question for the SCOTUS this time was: "Sure, the Congress can structure the tax code in all sorts of ways, but can they really tax you more for not buying health insurance?" SCOTUS answer: "Yes."
Also the 16th Amendment - Sir Four