[nutjob2]

I don't know why you latched on to the notion that I was suggesting something dishonest.

You might be prioritizing developing your product over making income, or reinvesting income rather than spending that income personally. Or you might have savings or existing investment funding. There are many common scenarios such as these and none of them involve fraud.

You can be building up a substantial asset and living frugally and it doesn't affect your eligibility because of the lack of an asset test and because any capital gains are not realized) or assessed) until the business is sold.

Also as a single person you can earn up about $12K and not pay any premiums under Obamacare, or get up to about $48K and still get a subsidy. If you have a family of 4 these figures and $23K and $96K respectively. So obviously you don't have to get your income down to $0.

[jjeaff]

Those minimum/maximum rates are different depending on if you state has medicaid expansion or not.

But I think the rates you posted are federal poverty level for a family of 4. Obamacare coverage kicks in at 138% of FPL all the way up to 400% of fpl.

Below 138% FPL disqualifies you for obamacare because you would qualify for state medicaid coverage.