An interesting opinion piece from the DailyCaller with regards to ObamaCare, and why you would want it upheld.
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If the court upholds the constitutionality of the individual mandate in June, conservatives and libertarians will loudly and justifiably protest the result. This anger, however, will lead many of them to explore alternatives in pursuit of upholding the Constitution and fighting the federal government. In that endeavor, they might soon learn that there are other effective ways to challenge the federal government’s encroachment upon the powers of the people.
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http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/27/wh...old-obamacare/
MOO: The monies provided for social programs have essentially strangled the 10th amendment with the implied "if you don't do X we won't provide money for Y" arm twisting of the states by the government. So while not explicitly encroaching on states rights, the Feds, through funding which many states have come to rely on and include
de facto in the state budget, and programs which most people take for granted, have essentially free reign in most state's politics. Another thought to ponder: A decent chunk of Federal taxes[1] goes to these programs, with some of the money ultimately going back to the states in the form of said funding. With a high Federal tax rate, even the most liberal states(well except maybe CA and NY
) are loath to raise taxes to a point where all of the tax payers flee en-mass. This vicious cycle only increases the state's dependency on Federal funding, more so as these social programs are pushed by liberal state and federal governments. The point is, the states need that straw that broke the camels back in order to get off Uncle O's Kool-aid for once and for all. Turn these programs over to the individual states and leave the Federal government out of it. Ultimately, drawing these programs down except for those that truly need it, will be the real answer, but I don't see that happening in my lifetime...
My .002
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http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1258