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The Supreme Court already decided that the penalty was constitutional.
And that it was a TAX, contrary to how lying Obama promoted it.
Regardless, since the people still have a [gasp!] choice as to purchasing health insurance or paying the TAX, and this information is readily available to the IRS on one's tax return, they have no business harassing citizens. Not to mention the fact that doing so is a colossal waste of money.
It is my understanding that only unpaid taxes can be liened. The ACA penalty was deemed to be a penalty, not a tax and can only be paid voluntarily or withheld out of a tax refund.
I'll check to see if they've change that--wouldn't surprise me if they did.
Found it--from Healthcare.gov:
The IRS will hold back the amount of the fee from any future tax refunds. There are no liens, levies, or criminal penalties for failing to pay the fee.
That's what I thought. It's what I have always heard, and Rush has always said. Rush is right again.
This administration has squeezed the middle class to near extinction, so many people find the marketplace not affordable.
A self-employed friend pays over $800 a month for a plan that has a $2,000 deductible, and after he satisfies that they'll pay 70% until he pays close to $7,000 out of pocket when they start picking everything up at 100%.
And rates are going up 70%.
They shouldn't be leaning on people who probably want insurance but just can't swing it.
So? Do you think that makes it ok for the IRS to target people who have paid the penalty or filed for an exemption by sending them letters "encouraging" them to sign up for health insurance? They paid the fine. They are within the bounds of the law. Yet they will be getting a letter from the IRS asking them to do more. Most people would find a letter from the IRS to be intimidating. I think it goes too far. It borders on harassment.
Congress is irrational on the subject and supports stripping millions of Americans of their coverage.
It is not targeting people to encourage them to apply for insurance this winter. The government trying to make one of its programs work is what government is supposed to do. This story is a nothing sandwich.
And that it was a TAX, contrary to how lying Obama promoted it.
Regardless, since the people still have a [gasp!] choice as to purchasing health insurance or paying the TAX, and this information is readily available to the IRS on one's tax return, they have no business harassing citizens. Not to mention the fact that doing so is a colossal waste of money.
Getting a letter in the mail is not harassment. That is a little dramatic.
I don't have insurance. I will not get insurance because I refuse to subsidize deadbeats and pay more than I did when I had insurance before the great lie, for less coverage.
The IRS can pound sand. My tax credits zero out any penalty or fine.
Just curious. Do you have a car and auto insurance?
This administration has squeezed the middle class to near extinction, so many people find the marketplace not affordable.
A self-employed friend pays over $800 a month for a plan that has a $2,000 deductible, and after he satisfies that they'll pay 70% until he pays close to $7,000 out of pocket when they start picking everything up at 100%.
And rates are going up 70%.
They shouldn't be leaning on people who probably want insurance but just can't swing it.
Sounds like your friend is embellishing a tad or misimformed.
His out of pocket is capped at $6850/ year and that includes the deductible.
According to the non-profit Kaiser Institute that tracks all things healthcare, the average premium increase is about 4%.
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