Now That Obamacare Has Passed, Here's What It's Going To Cost You [ the fine is $2,058.00 !!!! ]

businessinsider.com ^ | June 28 2012 | Mandi Woodruff

[NoLibZone]

Consumer penalties: Part of the controversy surrounding health care reform was that the law would mandate coverage for all Americans on pain of penalties. Those penalties will be tiered and rise over a three-year period that kicks off in 2014, according to the National Association of Consumer Protection:

2014: Families––$285 or 1 percent of total household income, whichever is greater. Individual adults––$95. 2015: Families––$975 or 2 percent of income, whichever is greater. Individual adults––$325. 2016: Families––$2,085 or 2.5 percent of income, whichever is greater. Individual adults––$695.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-obamas-affordable-care-act-will-cost-consumers-2012-6#ixzz1zAA0EjcL

[AlexW]

“I hope not because I’m a expat and next year hopefully, won’t have to file another tax return”
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For me, I guess it is a moot point, since I no longer pay any US tax at all.

[abishai]

Do you get an Affordable Care Account Number?

After a few years will that account be limited through rationing?

Will a rationed account number affect waiting times for treatment?

Could that account be stolen or hacked into?

Could donating to a political party decrease or increase waiting times for treatment?

[tobyhill]

Good luck with the collections. The SCOTUS just made every IRS Agent an enemy of the people.

[Kozak]

You do, of course.

[kearnyirish2]

My parish will be “fined” because I won’t give there anymore; I never had much to give, but I always give each of the kids a few dollars for the collection basket each week. I’m done with that...

[madmaxamillion]

I know way too many guys who move in with each other and pretend to be gay.

[Twinkie]

Who is gonna collect this tax? - A new bureaucracy?

Many will rebel against this and refuse to pay it, not even a first payment - because even a first payment would acknowledge owing it.

I guess it’ll go up, and up, and up in price (like the postage stamp), until this “bureaucracy” will finally be able to get huge judgements against people. - Guess that’s a good way to resolve that old “unlawful seizure of property by government” thing, and to finally insure that government will eventually own just about everything.

[Twinkie]

“I’d be better off paying the fine than Medicare & BCBS supplement.”

For now,maybe. But, not for long.

[Truth29]

"Good luck with the collections. The SCOTUS just made every IRS Agent an enemy of the people."

Unless you have no income or live off the net, the collections will probably be electronic from your accounts or assets for the most part. Groups with no income or official assets are disproportionately Obama supporters and will not be hit nearly as hard.

[hoosiermama]

Now that it’s a tax the Senate will need only 51 votes to move on it.

Help elect R Senators.
http://www.nrsc.org/contact-us/

[Eye of Unk]

I have a pretty good feeling that right now a sizable majority of America has plans to get even with the IRS who is now the bad boys.

There won’t be for the most part armed agents coming to arrest you if you resist, no they will attach liens and perform wage garnishments. Millions will lose their drivers licenses.

Until its actually killed, a stake through its heart and the ashes scattered Americans may refuse to file their tax returns, and those that do will file the maximum deductions.

[6SJ7]

“Surplus investment”, “Affordable Care Act”, “Ministry of Love”; all examples of Orwellian doublespeak.

[Vaduz]

Another democrat OR ELSE moment.

[bgill]

The question boils down to am I worth more paying the fine or file thirteened by the death panels?

[Little Ray]

So, how long before our employers terminate insurance for their employees and just pay the fine, er, tax?

[Jack Hydrazine]

Will the IRS send in their SWAT goons to collect the tax? Will they shoot your dog while they are there?

[wolfman23601]

You can get a catosrophic plan for about $100 per month. I’ll keep it and avoid the tax. $6,000 deductable, but I have been to the doctor exactly one time in the last 5 years.

[CSM]

“Everyone wbo voted for Obama desrvres to be fined.”

I’d go further and if I were any more specific I would be banned from FR....

[Ratman83]

Health insurance is already more than the fine. My company pays 1600 per month, not per year.

[CSM]

“I WILL NOT BUY, NOR WILL I PAY the FINE. PERIOD”

I am with you brother. Here is my screed from before the legislation was passed, it is a bit out of date but my sentiment remains.
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When this “health care for all” crap passes, right now the legislation states that it will be illegal to sell private policies over the date of passage. It also says that HSA’s will no longer be allowed. That means that my current policy will no longer be allowed and neither I nor my employer will be allowed to privately purchase an alternative.

I will not accept the “public option” that I will be dictated to join. I will not give the government control over my physical body. I will not pay their fines, I will not surrender to the impending warrant for my arrest. When they knock on my door, I will not answer. When they kick it in, I will make the news.

How’s that for unification, libtards? You loons are currently legislating my death. I will chose the terms and I will bring as many of you along as possible!
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“But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security”