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In reply to the discussion: Most Americans oppose health law but like provisions [View all]humbled_opinion
(4,423 posts)I am talking about people that don't pay for insurance now.. Isn't that the whole issue for the mandate in a nutshell?
In case you weren't aware, there are millions without insurance now and the reason is that they can't afford it based on their salary now, otherwise why wouldn't we buy insurance if we could afford insurance? (there is a common sense factor here)
I am very happy that you have a job that pays you well enough to afford $1000 per month for insurance... Of course people like you would want to lower their bills so you can save money, but at whose expense?
Your insurance coverage would consume 60 percent of my wages....
So what kind of progressive tax scale will the new fees be based on? Who will determine that?
Nothing is Free my friend.... So IMO unless the government forces doctors and hospitals to accept an amount of money for service that is equal to what a person can (REASONABLY) afford than it is going to suck for me to pay a large portion of my salary for insurance that I may or may not use until I get sick which may or may not be for a very long time.