The other thing that I think that is incomprehensibly stupid is the focus on it being a tax. What is the difference if you are paying 200 a month to your insrance company for your premiums or 200 a month to the government for your premium? You are still paying a premium... and this premium allows others that cannot afford coverage to get coverage.
-----Original Message----- From: Maureen [mailto:mamamaur...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 8:14 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Obamacare - Is it a tax or not? On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 6:05 AM, Jerry Barnes <critic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Obamacare - Is it a tax or not? There is a simple comparison that answers this. Do you consider the fine for not carrying auto insurance to be a tax? If so then the fine for not carrying healthcare insurance would also be considered a tax. If not, then no. Why is that so hard for people to grasp? It's the exactly what the insurance companies wanted - for everyone to be required to pay them money, and for the government to pick up the tab for those who can't afford to pay for it. The money is going to be paid out anyway - either directly to the healthcare industry in the form of subsidized medical care, or through the insurance companies with a huge profit skimmed off the top. Either way, the consumer gets screwed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347047 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
