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1. Isn't it that they want young people to pay in to the system?

Sun Apr 1, 2012, 06:12 PM

Apr 2012

That would subsidize all the older sicker people.

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individual mandate=tax on those most likely to use healthcare that wont be paid for. [View all] mopinko Apr 2012 OP

Isn't it that they want young people to pay in to the system? dkf Apr 2012 #1

i think they want everybody in and nobody out, just like mopinko Apr 2012 #6

well, iirc mopinko Apr 2012 #10

K&R JoeyT Apr 2012 #2

yeah, it'll be interesting. mopinko Apr 2012 #5

yeah, obviously someone has to pay it, tho mopinko Apr 2012 #4

If a tax was the intent then why was the language changed to a penalty? TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #8

then why was the reporting made a part of the tax return, and mopinko Apr 2012 #9

The IRS is being used as a collection agency/heavies TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #12