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sabrina 1

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8. Incentives yes. But people are not penalized for not buying a product they

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 05:06 PM

Oct 2013

cannot afford. The Mandate is wrong, always was and was always opposed by Democrats, including the President. Commodities in a free society should not be mandatory.

If you want to encourage people to buy a product, and sadly HC is a just a product rather than a right, in this country, then entice them by making it attractive. But no one should be forced to buy a product by being punished if they don't.

Now make HC a right and then everyone chips in to pay for it. Iow a National HC System. I NEVER supported Mandated Ins, not going to start now.

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The tax penalty I pay for renting my apartment dwarfs the ACA's tax penalty [View all] Recursion Oct 2013 OP

Very true. And if you own your home, say you live in your parents' home and it's paid for, JDPriestly Oct 2013 #1

Incentives yes. But people are not penalized for not buying a product they sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #8

Do you also oppose the home mortgage mandate? (nt) Recursion Oct 2013 #9

I would if I were being forced to buy a home. Are people forced to buy homes now? sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #10

I pay a tax penalty for not buying a home. Same thing that happens if people don't buy insurance Recursion Oct 2013 #11

did you factor in how much they pay in interest? Skittles Oct 2013 #2

Did you factor in how much insured people pay in premiums? Recursion Oct 2013 #4

??? Skittles Oct 2013 #5

Right, but my OP is making a comparison between ACA's mandate and the mortgage interest deduction Recursion Oct 2013 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Oct 2013 #7

But also how much they gain when the market goes up treestar Oct 2013 #12

It's not that simple sl8 Oct 2013 #3

I don't support the deduction. You shouldn't be subsidizing that choice, I wouldn't for vote it. TheKentuckian Oct 2013 #13