03-24-2010, 03:39 AM
Quote:More accurately, from this source, I counted 13 states (as of yesterday) who haven't yet attempted to block the impact of this Federal law on health care in their states (Hawaii, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New York, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts). With the update from today that Texas was added to the Federal lawsuit (with 13 other states). (source)
Yeah, I've seen this come up since then as well. Still not quite 38. And from my perspective a waste of tax payer's money. The way the "mandate" will be argued in a court is that this law creates a tax on individuals and that those who purchase insurance essentially get a credit for that tax. That may not be the politically expediant way to describe it but that's what it will boil down to as far as the law is concerned and there is no legal argument against it.