Lawsuit Challenges Obamacare's Costs for Small Businesses
Challenges the law on "takings" grounds
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act radically hikes small-business costs, impoverishes states and violates the plain language of the U.S. Constitution, claims a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Houston, Texas.
Steven F. Hotze, a Katy-based allergist and immunologist, says the Affordable Care Act, popularly called Obamacare, forces his wellness center to pay enormous costs for its 73 employees. His suit challenges the law on three main grounds.
Hotze's lawsuit claims that by forcing Americans to buy private insurance, Obamacare violates the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause, which holds that private property can only be taken for a "public use" and with just compensation for the property owner.
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act radically hikes small-business costs, impoverishes states and violates the plain language of the U.S. Constitution, claims a lawsuit filed Tuesday in
Houston, Texas.
Steven F. Hotze, a Katy-based allergist and immunologist, says the Affordable Care Act, popularly called Obamacare, forces his wellness center to pay enormous costs for its 73 employees. His suit
challenges the law on three main grounds.
Hotze's lawsuit claims that by forcing Americans to buy private insurance, Obamacare violates the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause, which holds that private property can only be taken for a "public use"
and with just compensation for the property owner.
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