News · moment 22 of 24
A Federal Judge Guts Obamacare
from No Fat Nazis · #126
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1 minNews
Tim reacts to news of a federal judge striking down the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate on tax logic grounds, joking about being off the hook for the insurance fine and the absurdity of losing coverage right as free speech online is also being restricted.
- 1:03:10Tim explains the legal logic behind the Obamacare ruling: the penalty was eliminated, so it's no longer a tax, making the mandate unconstitutional.
- 1:03:55Getting rid of the penalty opened the door for a judge to strike down the entire law, potentially leaving everyone uninsured.