tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729098750300763011.post9005667122027767856..comments2023-06-24T05:10:48.660-04:00Comments on Biblical Conservatism: Obamacare's "Taxes" Are Really FinesChristopher Bastedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09206117404977772937noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729098750300763011.post-22596367680530635802012-07-03T09:22:54.364-04:002012-07-03T09:22:54.364-04:00Obama logic: People who choose to pay their own wa...Obama logic: People who choose to pay their own way out of pocket rather than buy insurance because their personal cost-benefit analysis decided that self-insuring was the least expensive option = "freeloaders." Illegal immigrants sponging off the system = "dreamers."Christopher Bastedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206117404977772937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729098750300763011.post-60772732164376248982012-07-03T09:20:56.586-04:002012-07-03T09:20:56.586-04:00One, a penalty and a fine are the same thing. Two,...One, a penalty and a fine are the same thing. Two, I don't have to agree with the GOP because I registered with the party. Three, the Constitution does not give the government the right to mandate a purchase. Calling it a tax is an end run around this. Four, the "free riders" you speak of largely consist of people who have consciously chosen to self-insure (that's pay cash) because they are young and healthy.Christopher Bastedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206117404977772937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729098750300763011.post-47903490549313859722012-07-03T09:18:26.080-04:002012-07-03T09:18:26.080-04:00I don't understand.... The President has calle...I don't understand.... The President has called this a penalty. The GOP has called this a tax. And now you are calling it a fine. What difference does it all make? You should purchase health insurance if you can afford it. If you don't have the money, you will get subsidized to purchase it on the exchange. No more free-riding on those with insurance.TLEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476616953985735905noreply@blogger.com