Two federal appeals courts are now split over the question of whether the IRS can establish federally run exchanges in place of state exchanges in the thirty-six states that did not create health insurance exchanges envisioned in the ObamaCare law. It is likely the issue will be decided by the Supreme Court. Some time ago, I learned not to predict how the Supreme Court will deal with controversial issues. I have a preference -- a strong preference -- but, that is not what this discussion is about. This is a look at how we should resolve the problem, not how the Supreme Court will or should decide the issue. This is not the first time that legislation says one thing and the courts have been faced with deciding whether to follow the clear wording or give a different meaning somehow discerned to be the law’s unstated intent. More often than not, the courts have in the past said, the law means what it says and that it is up to Congress to amend the law. Technical Corrections Acts...(Read Full Article)