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by thefreeman 97 days ago
don't you get a tax penalty if you aren't insured for 100% of the year?
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tzs 97 days ago
That got remove in Trump's first term.
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ethbr1 97 days ago
US voter math: remove penalties/taxes + increase benefits = everything is fine

Thus solving the problem.

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groundzeros2015 97 days ago
The penalties were extremely unpopular and affected poor people the most.

I know the economic idea, but it is not a good mechanism for society.

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tzs 96 days ago
The expanded Medicaid was supposed to take care of poor people, but several states refused to implement that.
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