Uninsured Mass. Residents Face Monthly Fines Starting In January

The Boston Globe ^ | 24 December 2007 | NA

[buccaneer81]

Uninsured Mass. residents face monthly fines starting in January

BOSTON—Come Jan. 1, Massachusetts residents who still haven't signed up for health insurance will start racking up fines on a monthly basis.

[buccaneer81]

I am so glad I left that Commie hell-hole back in 1990.

[Texas Eagle]

The law, intended to create near-universal coverage in the state, was approved by lawmakers and signed by former Gov. Mitt Romney in 2006.

G'bye, Mitt.

[Parley Baer]

Another reason that we have to defeat the dimocRATS. If Hillary gets in things are going to go downhill fast. What is happening in Mass. is just the beginning.

[denydenydeny]

Liberals sure like “freedom of choice,” don’t they?

[donna]

Will this make the illegal aliens move?

[doc1019]

As long as it’s their choice. ;-)

[Texas Eagle]

Good question. Will illegal border-crossers also be fined?

[SandRat]

G’bye, Mitt is right!

[Petronski]

Ah, Willardcare.

It’s part of Great Leader’s Four Year Plan.

Be afraid.

[freekitty]

Oh, I see, the people that can’t buy health insurance are being punished because they are too busy paying for the illegally insured.

[buccaneer81]

Will this make the illegal aliens move?

BWAHAHAHA!!!

Them folks are a protected species. As expected to take care of themselves as Whales and Polar Bears.

[freekitty]

And that includes the rich politicians and their workers who don’t pay for insurance. What a concept.

Get rid of them because we are all going to suffer except, of course, for the illegals and the politicians.

[visualops]

The form will also allow individuals and families to claim an exemption to the law — either for religious or hardship reasons. Those claiming exemptions will be asked to provide supporting information to back up their claim.

Those who still refuse to get insurance even after being deemed able to afford it, will see the penalties add up quickly.

The monthly premium for the least expensive health care plan — a so-called “bronze level” plan with no prescription drug coverage — for a 37-year-old male living in Boston is $196.

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196 a month ain’t exactly cheap. What kind of care do you get for that?
Nice of them to decide for you what they think you can afford.

[Radix]

I am frequently annoyed with the so many negative FReeper positions and comments toward Mitt. I feel they are largely undignified and often spurious.

I have held all year that this ONE ISSUE is the one that wreaks havoc on the Romney Campaign.

[freekitty]

Of course, this is just another scam for the powers that be including politicians to steal more of your money.

[Gorzaloon]

Does this mean we get our EMERGENCY ROOMS back, and we no longer see brood sows bringing in their sneezing litters?

[Andy'smom]

No such luck. Illegals are encouraged to purchase the state subsidized health plan!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940623/posts

Health Insurance Mandate Affects All

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

The return of debtors prisons cannot be far behind.

The health insurance Gestapo agents will be out in force.

Their motto: "If you wanna stay healthy, pay up!"

[Texas Eagle]

I've pretty much supported Mitt all along. But I started worrying a little when the whole thing about his watching his dad march with Martin Luther King started.

Now this. I'm getting a bad feeling about Mitt.

[buccaneer81]

Does this mean we get our EMERGENCY ROOMS back, and we no longer see brood sows bringing in their sneezing litters?

No, it means poor Americans can't go to the ER, but the protected species called Illegalus Alienus can propagate and colonize healthcare facilities.