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Old 11-12-2009, 08:03 PM   #78 (permalink)
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I agree with dk on this one. It is hard to accept that the commerce clause can be used to force individuals to buy a product in order to increase the volume to keep the price down. Something is very wrong with this concept.
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"it is a different matter to find a basis for imposing Commerce Clause related regulation on an individual who chooses not to undertake a commercial transaction." Does the commerce clause cover your refusal to engage in interstate commerce?

Well, yes, Hall in effect answers, because when a person declines to purchase health insurance, that affects interstate commerce, too, by driving up health insurance premiums for everyone else:
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