If it doesn't raise revenue, then it's not as big a burden ("biggest tax increase in American history") as advertised either.
At 2,700+ pages Obamacare is an ultra complicated law. I listened to a webcast from Cato over the weekend and it sounds like there were 20 new embedded taxes in the law and with the SCOTUS decision two weeks ago, there are now 21.
My post only concerned the "must purchase" portion of Obamacare that I don't believe brings any dollars directly into the treasury. It simply makes citizens purchase government approved insurance policies from private companies whether they want to or not. I don't believe there is any way to opt out unless you have political connections. It is my understanding that waivers-a-plenty have been granted in the districts of powerful politicians. So while the mandate brings no direct money to the government, it doesn't get to stay with the person who earned it either. It's politicians deciding how you must spend your money.
No, I'm sure that there is/will be a world of intended/unintended costs and consequences that will be ushered in when Obamacare really kicks-in.
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