Reply #35: It's not a "tax". It's a "fine". The only people who are not going to purchase health insurance

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are those that can not afford it. If they can not afford to purchase health insurance, how are they going to afford to pay the fine?

Again, nothing in this bill addressed the real problem with health care. Once legislation is passed that stops insurance providers from gouging the sick, then, and only then, can we address the rest of the problems. In typical Washington fashion, the president and congress put the cart before the horse.