by Jane Richey | Apr 22, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Every time Congress has taken a serious look at proposals to boost Internet sales taxes, it has rejected them. That’s probably why pro-tax Senators are trying to rush through an online tax hike with as little consideration as possible. As early as Monday, the...
by Jane Richey | Mar 6, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care
Since the Supreme Court ruled on Obamacare last June, the White House and its allies in the media have diligently promoted the myth that the decision was an unqualified victory for the supporters of “reform.” In reality, the Supremes dealt the Obama administration an...
by Jane Richey | Jul 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Voters haven’t split clearly in one direction or another on last week’s Supreme Court ruling on health care, according to a Pew Research Center poll. In fact, it doesn’t look like voters even fully understand what the court decided. Here are...
by Jane Richey | Jul 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Chief Justice John Roberts joined with the court’s four liberals to uphold the constitutionality of Obamacare: “No one would doubt that this law imposed a tax, and was within Congress’s power to tax,” he wrote. “That conclusion should not change simply because...
by Jane Richey | Jun 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
In his deciding opinion in the cases challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare), Chief Justice John Roberts first says the mandate in the law requiring individuals to buy health insurance is not a tax. Then he says it is a tax. He...
