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And certainly haven't kept up on all things obamacare. But doesn't this mean that if you're poor and can't afford insurance, you get fined for being poor? Isn't that the exact opposite that Obamacare was put in place for?
And certainly haven't kept up on all things obamacare. But doesn't this mean that if you're poor and can't afford insurance, you get fined for being poor? Isn't that the exact opposite that Obamacare was put in place for?
Here is an (overly) simplified explanation.
The intention is if you're poor and you can't afford insurance, you qualify for either healthcare through a government-run program OR the government will subsidize your purchase of private health insurance, making it more affordable for you.
If you can afford insurance and you're just choosing not to purchase it (the suspected bulk of the "millions of uninsured" ), you have to pay the penalty.
Roland00 has a more thorough explanation, and I am not getting into the government's definition of "poor" or "can afford it" or whether the penalty will actually act as incentive/disincentive, but this should answer your question.
If you are from Betelgeuse, please have one of your Earth friends read what I've written before you respond. Or try concentrating harder.
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7 million Obamacare signups despite republican obstruction and denials 
- 02/04/2014 07:26:17 PM
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- 02/04/2014 07:26:17 PM
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Minus 5 million who lost coverage due to Obamacare.....
- 02/04/2014 08:40:31 PM
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Lets see what happens long term, lets see what happens after Obama
- 03/04/2014 02:18:13 AM
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Yeah, I wouldn't be breaking out the champagne if I were you
- 02/04/2014 10:42:29 PM
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Not that it matters much, but Obamcare support is actually at an all time high
- 03/04/2014 02:25:58 AM
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Nice try, Realclearpolitics has opposition/repeal at +11.9%
- 03/04/2014 03:35:00 AM
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Bullshit, you are lying right now, for you are changing what they state
- 03/04/2014 06:13:14 AM
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You must have a reading comprehension problem - RCP data is crystal clear.
- 03/04/2014 01:00:31 PM
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yep. we all know one single poll which reinforces our beliefs trumps reality in all situations.... *NM*
- 03/04/2014 09:48:15 PM
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more lies and denials 
- 03/04/2014 09:45:48 PM
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- 03/04/2014 09:45:48 PM
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Lies? Fuck you. I'm not lying.
- 03/04/2014 09:54:03 PM
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except you are
- 03/04/2014 09:57:03 PM
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Go fuck yourself, you retard. *NM*
- 03/04/2014 10:03:13 PM
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"Profanity is the last refuge of the incompetent" - seriously, go on a vacation and get some rest *NM*
- 03/04/2014 10:35:37 PM
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Tom, Mooney is just repeating Harry Reid with the everything Negative about Obamacare is a lie! *NM*
- 04/04/2014 03:56:12 AM
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You're one talk, you've used the word 'fuck' in 53 posts *NM*
- 06/04/2014 07:48:50 PM
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and tom has 132. also, at least one of "my" uses was in a quote. your point being? *NM*
- 16/04/2014 12:40:56 AM
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Is it true that if you're uninsured you can pay a penalty and get insurance ?
- 03/04/2014 08:39:53 AM
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No
- 03/04/2014 02:31:50 PM
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I find it funny that they couldn't give us details on the numbers themselves.
- 05/04/2014 06:54:05 PM
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the official numbers are actually more conservative than the state exchanges have reported
- 16/04/2014 12:26:55 AM
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that is like cleaning the Titanic was successd ecause a lot of people got on it
- 06/04/2014 07:46:28 PM
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HA! HA! Yeah, he is really scrapping the bottom of the barrel with his "compliment" *NM*
- 06/04/2014 08:04:25 PM
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we could return to denying insurance and cancelling policies, that's the GOP "plan" after all....
- 16/04/2014 12:25:27 AM
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you would be more fun to argue with if you ever said something with substance
- 17/04/2014 01:07:07 PM
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