▲ 1057 ▼ 🦅🇺🇸 The American Dream 🇺🇸🦅 (i.ibb.co) submitted 2 years ago by DxK@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (1 child) "but since in the US you have to have insurance". Ohhhh i didnt know it was mandatory! That must mean everyone in the US can afford insurance. We did it patrick. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vfye@toast.ooo -1 points 2 years ago* (2 children) When the aca was passed, insurance was mandatory. Sorry i forgot that the gop tax bill in 2017 repealed the individual mandate penalty. Some states still do have a penalty for being uninsured. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fester@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago The penalty wasn’t close to making it mandatory. It was still cheaper for people to pay $900 out of their tax refund than to buy “affordable” $300-600/month insurance with a $2-8K deductible. Lots of people opted for the penalty. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Whooosh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vfye@toast.ooo -1 points 2 years ago* (2 children) When the aca was passed, insurance was mandatory. Sorry i forgot that the gop tax bill in 2017 repealed the individual mandate penalty. Some states still do have a penalty for being uninsured. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fester@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago The penalty wasn’t close to making it mandatory. It was still cheaper for people to pay $900 out of their tax refund than to buy “affordable” $300-600/month insurance with a $2-8K deductible. Lots of people opted for the penalty. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Whooosh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fester@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago The penalty wasn’t close to making it mandatory. It was still cheaper for people to pay $900 out of their tax refund than to buy “affordable” $300-600/month insurance with a $2-8K deductible. Lots of people opted for the penalty. permalink fedilink source parent
