“So, if you are too poor to buy health insurance, you have to comne up with a way to pay a tax?”
That’s the deal in Romneyland. Say you lose your job, and are on unemployment for 6 months. When you fill out the certification of insurance for your state taxes, the tax folks notice that you had no health insurance while you were unemployed and they ding you with a penalty that is not a tax although it is all handled by the state tax compliance people.
Naturally you COULD pay $600 a month for COBRA or whatever alternative they offer you in Massachusetts. If you are not poor enough for “free” health insurance, you get fined if you are too poor to pay.
Could somebody tell me how this will affect the Amish? ...and I’m serious! I’ve been traveling through the farmlands of Ohio...there’s plenty of them.
I assume they each have SS cards? They’re on file? They pay taxes? How do they handle health issues and insurance?