"Tax (noun) 1. A charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes. -Merriam Webster The thing is these taxes will only grow and become more onerous , t here is no incentive to get off government healthcare much like there are more and more reasons in general to stay snuggled within the nest of entitlements. But, this tax hurts almost everyone directly, through higher taxes, which means fewer jobs and less disposable income. I think another dictionary probably sums up why the party, so proud of tax and spend, is trying so hard to promote the Supreme Court decision without invoking the "T" word. Tax (verb) 1. to steal Tax (noun) 1. Giving money you don't have to people you don't know for a program you don't believe in. 2. Legalized theft created by and used by the government, mostly used to pay for a war in Iraq or to give money to lazy people who refuse to work (see welfare). -Urban Dictionar...