During the ObamaCare oral arguments this past week, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attempted to create a parity between the federal government's power to force purchase of health insurance and the government's authority to take a portion of an individual's paycheck and supplement his income upon retirement.
Both of these takings are unconscionable and unconstitutional.
The United States government cannot manage its own budget, its own monies, yet the federal government insists on taking away our freedom to purchase health insurance while also insisting on preparing us for our retirement.
Social Security was not a popular program when first enacted. ObamaCare was not only unpopular, but roundly opposed by Americans of both political parties as well as independent voters. The overreaching legislation barely passed Congress, following Congressional shenanigans which have dishonored the legislative branch since then. From kickbacks for selected states to privileges handed out to specific interest groups, the whole ObamaCare legislation is one unwholesome mess begging for less action on the part of our leaders and more freedom for our citizens.
By tying the health insurance mandate to forced retirement payments, Justice Ginsburg has only strengthened the argument for repealing President Obama's signature legislation entirely.