Well, guess what, folks! Chief Justice Roberts and the other liberals on the court have determined that the Obamacare penalties really are taxes – mostly middle class taxes. These middle class taxes go into effect in 2014, unless Obamacare is repealed.

In March 2012, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that during the next decade, the mandate tax and other Obamacare taxes would exceed $400 billion. …

Big health insurance honchos must be licking their chops, since the Supreme Court decision to uphold mandate taxes means everyone will be forced to buy their products. The decision could usher in the biggest expansion of crony capitalism in the history of the United States.