Somehow this all seems familiar, like I read about it in a history book...

It could tax you for everything from being white to buying soft drinks. Or, in the case of Premier Bloomberg, forbid you from buying them. XP

I'm curious as to what your point is ? There must be thousands of things that are subsidized that we are paying taxes on before we even use them and then pay local , state and federal taxes on them when we buy them . Food and gasoline come to mind first . This is not something new it's been around for ages . Were you awake during history/social studies class ?

The ruling is right up there with Plessy v. Ferguson for correctness. Roberts is too clever for our own good.