Immanuel
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Why aren't you saying that about Ryan's kill-Medicare plan?
Which forces seniors to buy private insurance...
Actually, your question and the issue itself are moot there is no individual mandate:
(A) WAIVER OF CRIMINAL PENALTIES.In the case of
any failure by a taxpayer to timely pay any penalty imposed
by this section, such taxpayer shall not be subject to any
criminal prosecution or penalty with respect to such failure.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Page 249
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ148/pdf/PLAW-111publ148.pdf
Because there are no criminal penalties ...
Sorry, but I'm not buying this any more than I believed Obama when he promised us the individual mandate wasn't a tax. This is more shifty bullshit. To wit - it might be legal to simply ignore the fine levied via the mandate, but here's what will happen:
Let's say the feds levy a $1000 fine against you for not coughing up blood money to the insurance corps. Let's say you owe $2000 in income tax. You file your taxes and send in your check for $2000. What do you suppose the IRS will do with that check? I'm betting that they snatch the first $1000 and apply it to your fine, then send you nasty letter demanding the other $1000 you owe in taxes. It might not be illegal to neglect the fine, but it's sure as hell illegal to refuse to pay your taxes.
Think this won't happen? Were you one of the people who believed Obama and the Democrats when they claimed ACA wasn't a tax increase?
If they can't get away with that, they will continue to add interest to it and the first time you get a refund on your return, it will be applied to the fine and you won't see a dime of it.
Immie