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In reply to the discussion: Solution for those who do not want to purchase health care insurance... [View all]Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)The law exempts individuals for whom coverage would cost more than 8% of household income from the shared responsibility payment (the individual tax for not having insurance).
The creators of this law KNEW that not everyone would be insured or have the chance to get affordable insurance.
The law that you can still get treated for an emergency at a hospital ER still stands, and it covers those who can't afford insurance, those who can't afford to pay the deductible to access medical care, and those who are not eligible (such as persons not legal residents).
I've got to say your attitude sucks - ACA is in many ways a step forward, but it does not solve everyone's problems, and this sort of attitude just grinds salt in the wounds of those for whom it does not. Callous disregard for the real problems of individuals is not a hallmark of liberal thinking.
ACA is not a bad law because it doesn't solve everyone's problems - the hope of ACA is that it will solve enough people's problems so that the whole issue will become manageable. Again, stuff like this does not help build support for ACA.