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Uppity Water Nymph from the Land of Funk
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Mandates are not unconstitutional. We mandate children to get vacination before starting school. We mandate driver license if we drive. We mandated slaves to carry passes when they left the plantations. We mandate auto insurance if you own a car. We mandate children to go to school until they are 16. We are mandated to drive on the right side of the road, stop at red lights, etc. Our are surrounded by mandates. Mandate in our schools are too many to list.
What is the Individual Mandate?
The individual mandate is a requirement that all Massachusetts residents over the age of 18, for whom available health insurance is affordable, obtain and maintain health insurance that meets minimum coverage requirements beginning July 1, 2007.
Individuals who cannot show proof of health insurance coverage by Dec. 31, 2007, will lose their personal income tax exemption when filing their 2007 income taxes. The 2006 personal exemption is $3,850 for an individual, which translates into a tax savings of approximately $204 for an individual (5.3 percent of $3,850).
Failure to meet the requirement in 2008 will result in a fine for each month the individual does not have coverage. The fine will equal 50 percent of the least costly, available insurance premium that meets the standard for creditable coverage.
Mandatory Health Insurance
Yet, Romney is promising to repeal Obamacare?
You are making an apples to oranges comparison.
Making sure children are not carrying infectious disease before enjoying the privilege of public education and mandating a driver's license for the privilege of using public roads are NOT THE SAME AS BEING FINED FOR MERELY BEING ALIVE.