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    Who are the NERD fund donors Mr Snyder?

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    One has to understand the the individual mandate (none / 0) (#5)
    by Bruce on Wed Mar 28, 2012 at 11:29:36 AM EST
    is subterfuge.  It is a means to an end... the end of private insurance due to the elimination of pre-existing condition restrictions which allow people to pay a small penalty [relative to the cost of insurance] and then obtain insurance once they become seriously ill.

    The penalty for ignoring the mandate: Impose an annual penalty of $95, or up to 1% of income, whichever is greater, on individuals who do not secure insurance; this will rise to $695, or 2.5% of income, by 2016. This is an individual limit; families have a limit of $2,085.

    The average annual cost of health insurance: Average Annual Premiums for Family Health Benefits Top $15,000 in 2011

    $2,085 vs. $15,000... and I can obtain the insurance when I need it? Hard choice.  Let's take the mandate and scam the system.  We'll screw the responsible people and the insurance companies.
    That's the real argument for the individual mandate.

    That, of course, is the ultimate goal of Obamacare.  Force private insurance companies out of business and make the government the sole provider.  Then replace the penalty for non-participation with a significant general tax increase to cover the cost of government provided and administered health care.

    • Bingo. AND by JGillman, 03/28/2012 12:01:25 PM EST (none / 0)

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