[joelackey92]

It’s either pay the $700 a month or go to jail for a year with $25,000 in fines. I never can tell if it is 2012 in America or 1955 in the Soviet Union.

[QualityMan]

I will not comply

MolonLabe

[Polynikes]

A simple way to force compliance would be to control the food. It wouldn't be no insurance/no food but more like a 10-15% penalty added to your grocery bill if you were unable to produce a govt. approved proof of insurance, rather like when you have to produce proof of insurance during a traffic stop. Of course it would create an instant black market and give the 80k militia Lionheartusa spoke about in post #55 something to do. The DHS didn't buy those millions of .40cal for no reason. As a side note look up some of the older articles showing the military training for civil unrest. The pretend protesters signs usually said things like “we need food” or words to that effect

[ModelBreaker]

Actually, the best plan is not to buy insurance until you get sick. Then buy it. They can’t deny coverage because you are sick.

If 25% of Americans did that, it would break the bank on Obamacare. The bill relies on a high level of compliance with the mandate to be even laughably solvent. And it would save each of us a lot of money because the penalty (er tax) is a lot less than the cost of insurance.

It’s a form of civil disobedience that would actually work if enough people did it.

Also, if we refused to pay the taxes on top of buying in and out of insurance depending on health, the IRS is not allowed to jail us or levy on us for the failure. So it’s a double whammy for finances.

[Fledermaus]

I WILL NOT COMPLY!!!

Arrest me. Jail me at $80K a year. Collapse the system.

I’m leaving. Australia or New Zealand here I come. Hell, I’ll even look at Canada, they are getting rid of their socialized medicine.

[ctdonath2]

The “not comply” thing, while attractive, is pointless for most.

Most people will have health insurance. They already do, and political intrigue aside will have it.
All health insurance policies will comply as required. If they don’t, the business suffers to a degree worth complying instead.
Some of us NEED health insurance. Giving it up on principle is not a financially feasible option.

To those who CAN swing it, who can afford both in risk and in costs to push back and fight the issue, many kudos and thanks. To varying degrees, most of us are in the “can’t go there” category.