1% of households more likely, so triple to quadruple that 1% to the actual number of people effected by the law, Also note that people most effected by the law are likely of voting age, along with plenty of non-directly effected people who can see the effects of this law by observation of those that are effected. I would bet after you weight some of these factors in that you have closer to that 10% you speak of, and if you count it based on voting eligible it is likely higher.
However in the enumerated powers congress is given to ability to raise taxes for the purposes of general welfare,...
And the use of this power for the purpose of health care is supported as several founding fathers voted for and passed the "Act for the Relief of Sick Disabled Seamen July 1798", John Adams signed this into law as the then current president.
from Article 1 section 8,
"The Congress shall have power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;"
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1% of households more likely, so triple to quadruple that 1% to the actual number of people effected by the law, Also note that people most effected by the law are likely of voting age, along with plenty of non-directly effected people who can see the effects of this law by observation of those that are effected. I would bet after you weight some of these factors in that you have closer to that 10% you speak of, and if you count it based on voting eligible it is likely higher.
However in the enumerated powers congress is given to ability to raise taxes for the purposes of general welfare,... And the use of this power for the purpose of health care is supported as several founding fathers voted for and passed the "Act for the Relief of Sick Disabled Seamen July 1798", John Adams signed this into law as the then current president.
from Article 1 section 8,
"The Congress shall have power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;"