"A Form of Social Insurance"

"Put aside, for a moment, the fine distinctions of the interstate commerce clause and other constitutional matters the court must ponder. In principle, is the basic obligation that comes with health care reform—to pay for a mutual protection scheme that some individuals might not find advantageous or desirable—really so novel?
"Hardly. It’s an obligation most of us meet on a regular basis, every time we get a paycheck."

Upon the Affordable Care Act's second anniversary, Jonathan Cohn at The New Republic explains why Obamacare is constitutional.