Obamacare

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Originally Posted by Adak

To top it off, if the healthy people don't need to buy it (maybe paying the IRS penalty will be a better alternative for them)

The way this is being phased in, the penalties for not buying insurance in the first year are relatively small. (At least the last time I looked into it several months ago.) So it's probably wise from a financial point of view to sit on the sidelines until next year when the penalties become real, and health care will be cheaper than the fine. Of course, if you pay for the health care, then you can use the health care. If you opt for the fine, you get nothing in return.

Debating Obamacare is kind of funny that way, because it's only being phased in slowly, so it will be a few years before we know exactly how it's going to pan out.