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Re: SCOTUS LIVEBLOG - Obamacare Mandate Survives-Part 2
Sorry, let me rephrase: Why wouldn't the obligated party, be it the individual or the employer, pay the cheaper fine?
Agreed. Though then again, the required insurance offers little that other, cheaper alternatives don't offer as well. Even with the new "tax-fine" imposed, I still think catastrophic insurance will still be more financially viable for many people. And, of course, the cheapskates who want to leech off the system will go for the cheaper alternative. In its present form, the individual mandate is very ineffective in what it intends to do.
Because most people get their insurance through employment.
Sorry, let me rephrase: Why wouldn't the obligated party, be it the individual or the employer, pay the cheaper fine?
Alright. It seems that they aren't relevant though.Many more will get insurance free from Medicaid.
Insurance has value.
Agreed. Though then again, the required insurance offers little that other, cheaper alternatives don't offer as well. Even with the new "tax-fine" imposed, I still think catastrophic insurance will still be more financially viable for many people. And, of course, the cheapskates who want to leech off the system will go for the cheaper alternative. In its present form, the individual mandate is very ineffective in what it intends to do.