6M Americans per year will pay a penalty under the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, according to a new CBO estimate
$8B in additional revenue per year will be collected via these penalties source
Into his conference call, the CNN producer says (correctly) that the Court has held that the individual mandate cannot be sustained under the Commerce Clause, and (incorrectly) that it therefore ‘looks like’ the mandate has been struck down. The control room asks whether they can ‘go with’ it, and after a pause, he says yes.SCOTUSblog’s Tom Goldstein • Looking back at what caused the mistaken reporting of the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act decision, in a minute-by-minute breakdown. In case you need something very epic to read, here you go — Goldstein’s post, which he claims is his first effort at “real journalism,” is 7,000 freaking words long. Or, you know, longer than the usual article we link. (ht Dave Weigel)
The governor has consistently described the mandate as a penalty…[President Obama] insisted publicly and to the members of Congress that the mandate was not a tax. After it passed the Congress, he sent his solicitor general up to court to argue that it was a tax. Now he is back to arguing that it’s not a tax.Romney senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom • During an interview on MSNBC, saying that President Obama has been the true flip-flopper on how the ACA individual mandate’s penalties should be classified. Following last week’s Supreme Court ruling on the matter, many conservatives have been quick to call the individual mandate a tremendous tax hike, with Rush Limbaugh going so far as to say it will be “the biggest tax increase in the history of the world.” While that’s since been proven untrue, it’s a bit surprising to see the Romney camp bucking the party-line on this issue, especially since they were falling in line just a few days ago. source (via • follow)
President Obama’s “Dewey Defeats Truman” moment. Man, CNN is never going to live this one down (original here; if anyone knows who made this Photoshop, let us know).
UPDATE!!!!! WE HAVE A SOURCE!!!!! This amazing image is the fancywork of Gary He. Here’s how he did it:
After initially saying “I’m trying not to comment on it,” when reached by telephone, He relented and talked a little bit: “I was following the conversation on Twitter and I made a comment about how CNN’s gaffe was this generation’s Dewey Defeats Truman moment,” he said. Lightbulb: On! He threw together the illustration and tweeted it, thinking “maybe I’ll get a few laughs.”
His image, posted on Yfrog, has been viewed more than 28,000 times. And it’s not just dominating your Facebook feed: In Salon, Alex Pareene used it as the lead image for a blog post. Marc Ambinder tweeted to He that the White House had seen the image. The New York Times ran the darn thing!
Let’s give Gary some high-fives! (ht Holly Ojalvo)
Romney’s response to the Supreme Court ruling. Key words: ”Obamacare was bad policy yesterday. It’s bad policy today.” He thinks this is a mandate to get Obama out of office.
President Obama’s “Dewey Defeats Truman” moment. Man, CNN is never going to live this one down (original here; if anyone knows who made this Photoshop, let us know).
Our precedent demonstrates that Congress had the power to impose the exaction in Section 5000A under the taxing power, and that Section 5000A need not be read to do more than impose a tax. This is sufficient to sustain it.The “money quote” from the individual mandate section of the health care decision, according to SCOTUSblog’s Amy Howe.
Fun fact: In addition to health care, the court will also issue rulings on two other cases Thursday. United States v. Alvarez centers around whether a law banning false claims about military honors received violates the First Amendment, while First American Financial Corp v. Edwards will determine whether homeowners who weren’t adversely affected by certain corrupt bank practices can still file suit anyway. Rulings on these two cases will be issued first, meaning that the health care decision probably won’t come out until around 10:15am EST or so.
» So what’s next, anyway? With a question over whether the Supreme Court would decide before the law fully took effect largely off the table, the court will next look into the details of the law. The case, brought by 26 states and small business groups, is highly-anticipated, with many protesters outside the court on Monday. The court will likely make its decision by June, just in time to throw a wrench in the election.
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Michele Bachmann got a solid point in when she brought up Newt’s support of a Romneycare-style individual mandate. Romney’s response? “I know Newt Gingrich, and he is a friend of mine … but we are not clones, I promise.” Some good one-liners from Romney tonight.
Most softball question of the night: Wolf Blitzer asks Perry whether or not the individual mandate is a good idea.
Appeals court rules against individual mandate: The health care law is going to need a up-and-down Supreme Court take. Let’s face it, guys. EDIT: Breaking News notes that the law can still stand without the mandate.
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