Re:Affordable Care
by MicroBerto on Saturday January 14, 2017 @01:06PM
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There is a huge difference between a fine and not receiving an incentive.
If I have $1000 in my pocket right now, I will still have $1000 in my pocket if I choose not to go after an incentive.
But if I have $1000 in my pocket right now, I will not have $1000 in my pocket even if I choose not to buy any health insurance.
In my eyes, being punished for peacefully doing absolutely nothing is as anti-American as it comes. That's another argument, but my point is that the analogy is off the mark.
If I have $1000 in my pocket right now, I will still have $1000 in my pocket if I choose not to go after an incentive.
But if I have $1000 in my pocket right now, I will not have $1000 in my pocket even if I choose not to buy any health insurance.
In my eyes, being punished for peacefully doing absolutely nothing is as anti-American as it comes. That's another argument, but my point is that the analogy is off the mark.