tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post8260683951828665796..comments2024-03-10T13:59:19.230-04:00Comments on xpostfactoid: A radical departure? Congress can tax inactivityAndrew Sprunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-59082433312861898202012-07-01T17:07:51.302-04:002012-07-01T17:07:51.302-04:00Good analysis...I had similar difficulty understan...Good analysis...I had similar difficulty understanding Roberts' justification for taxing inactivity when reading the official document. But I'm still unclear about the precedent (or lack thereof) for taxing inactivity. He mentions the capitation....but I'm not sure I quite followed him. He said the at one point, Congress contemplated a tax just for existing? So because they "contemplated" such a tax, taxing inactivity is therefore within the sphere of constitutionality? And are there any other precedents for taxing inactivity? Thank you so much!!<br /><br />--StephenStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959680828337072220noreply@blogger.com