Just a short diary to vent about the ridiculous complaints I've been seeing in the last few days....
I am so sick of the childish whining I'm seeing from friends of friends on my Facebook page about Obamacare. Here's one from this morning: The penalty levied for not purchasing health care is an unfair tax.
Saying that you think that the penalty for not getting health care under Obamacare is an "unfair tax" demonstrates that in your heart, you're a selfish child. Here's the thing about that penalty: if you're selfish enough to say "I shouldn't have to buy health insurance," and you don't, and then you end up in the hospital with no health insurance, guess what pays the bill? That's right - other people's taxes. If you're not willing to pay for health insurance that has now been made incredibly affordable for you by Obamacare, but you're willing to be a drain on the system? That's about as unpatriotic and selfish as you can get.
So I think it's reasonable to say that if you're going to be that selfish, you should pay a penalty to offset the costs you're causing other people who paid their taxes in good faith as good citizens. Call it a tax, call it a fine, I don't care - it was upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court, and it's the law of the land, and if you're going to be a drain on the system, you deserve to have to pay it.
As for the people who can't afford to buy it because they have no job - guess what? There are tax subsidies to help those folks.
And if you already have adequate coverage through your employer, and you're just whining on general principles of "I don't wanna"? Grow up already. That stopped being acceptable when you were six or seven, if your parents raised you right.