Individual Mandate — Jeffrey A. Setaro

Unconstitutional: 11th Circuit strikes down Obamacare mandate

August 12, 2011 By Jeff Leave a Comment

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, based in Atlanta, ruled today that Congress exceeded its Constitutional authority by requiring Americans to buy health insurance coverage. The 2-1 ruling also found that the rest of the law could stand. I’m still reviewing the 200 plus page majority opinion from Judges Joel Dubina and [...]

Filed Under: Breaking News, Health Care, Politics Tagged With: 11th Circuit Court, Breaking News, Health Care Reform, Individual Mandate, Obama Administration, Obamacare

Breaking: Federal Judge Rules ObamaCare Individual Mandate Unconstitutional

December 13, 2010 By Jeff Leave a Comment

U.S. District Court judge Henry Hudson has ruled key provision of the Democrats health care reform law unconstitutional. from The Wall Street Journal: A federal district judge sided with the state of Virginia in its challenge to the health law passed in March, saying Congress exceeded its “constitutional boundaries” when it required most Americans to [...]

Filed Under: Breaking News, Politics Tagged With: Health Care Reform, Henry Hudson, Individual Mandate, Ken Cuccinelli, Obamacare, Virginia

Flout the Individual Mandate Penalty and Go to Jail?

September 25, 2009 By Jeff Leave a Comment

I wonder if President Obama still thinks the Individual Mandate provisions of the Health Care Reform bill aren’t a tax: Americans who fail to pay the penalty for not buying insurance would face legal action from the Internal Revenue Service, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. The remarks Thursday from the committee’s chief of staff, Thomas [...]

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics Tagged With: Health Care Reform, Individual Mandate, IRS, John Ensign, Thomas Barthold

Yes, Mr. President the Individual Mandate Is A Tax

September 22, 2009 By Jeff 1 Comment

I don’t know about you, but I didn’t watch Pres. Obama ‘s Sunday Talk show orgy… I’ve skimmed through the transcripts and frankly I don’t think I missed much. He really didn’t say anything new, he simply repeated the same arguments he’s been making for months. About the only interesting thing I came across was [...]