Wow!! So the individual mandate was upheld... as a tax!
So basically, they agree that the government can't tell you that you must get healthcare .... but, they can say that if you don't- you will have to pay a $2,000 a year special tax.
So if you don't get insurance, they can't press any criminal charges, but they can tax you because they can tax whatever they want.
It's similar to smoking. They can't tell you not to smoke (and indeed it's not illegal to smoke). But they can say that if you do - you must pay a tax.
What's interesting is that when Obama marketed the law - he insisted that it's NOT a tax!!!!
And it turns out that the only way it's constitutional is as a tax!!
The one good thing that comes from all this is that now the republicans have great talking points for the coming election.....