Doctor tells Obama supporters: Go elsewhere for health care

[LnGrrrR]

So you are saying we can just not pay the insurance or the penalty and that will be the end of it? Anyone?

Ladies and gentlemen, your Congress at work!

[boutons_deux]

"penalties for noncompliance, at least to start with, are cheaper than the insurance itself"

this is what pissed off the insurnace companies. They wanted penalties, from the start, that are closer to the cost of insurance. I heard a guy on NPR that said for the first couple years, he'd pay the penalties ($95 first year) rather than pay about $3500 for insurance.

[ElNono]

So you are saying we can just not pay the insurance or the penalty and that will be the end of it? Anyone?

Awesome. In that case consider all my complaints rescinded.

Well, the IRS could claim that your payment applies first to the penalty, and then to the tax amount you owe, so they could still go after you unless the only thing you owe them is the penalty.
I suspect that in the vast majority of cases, they'll just take the amount off your paycheck like they do now for regular taxes, and return any outstanding money after the year is over.

[ElNono]

Gaming the system in MA:

http://reason.com/blog/2010/04/05/qu...es-with-my-hea

I wouldn't call it gaming the system. You could argue they're going against the spirit of it, but there's little question what route people are going to go when you leave open a loophole like that.

[RandomGuy]

It probably didn't hurt the Doc's business...

So tell me libs, at what point do you think his income will be more in line with your approval?

Good question.

Salut.