Dixie - In Memoriam
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I'm just wondering, I know a lot of things are being lost in the celebration, as pinheads are elated their Obamacare survived a SCOTUS challenge, but I was curious as to how many of you now feel, being a taxpayer for the first time? I know you probably haven't thought about that much, and I should probably wait until you have your first tax bill to ask, but I was curious.
What's that? You didn't think this would effect you because you don't make enough to pay taxes? Well, that was BEFORE an individual mandate to buy insurance, became a tax. Now that this matter is settled, all that is left is to figure up the total cost of Obamacare, and divide it up evenly among the people. What's that? You assumed this tax would be like all the other tax, something we could pawn off on the wealthy to pay and never worry with? Again, that was before the high court ruled that individual mandates are taxes. You can't expect others to cover your individual mandate, can you? Wow... I think some of you might have expected that, I can see the shocked looks on your faces as you read this.
Guess what wasn't in the SCOTUS ruling? That all taxes must be paid by wealthy people and the poor/middle-class are given a pass. The overwhelming and enormous cost of providing insurance coverage for every American, can't be paid for with rich people tax. Remember, they just got hit with a new individual mandate tax too. No, the cost will have to be shared by all, since we are all going to be required to buy insurance. This means, a very significant number of you, who have never had to worry with taxes, are going to get to experience that for the first time, and I think it is wonderful.
This might actually be the best thing that ever happened, if it results in all of you people becoming tax payers, who would otherwise just be a drain. Oh now, I can almost hear the tear-filled emotes already... wuh, what about the poor and elderly? Well, as always, the truly poor and elderly are going to be care for through Medicare, which fortunately, was rewarded with getting back over a half-trillion of it's own dollars, in light of this SCOTUS ruling. We'll still have to find a way to shore that program up for the Baby Boomers, but hey... by then, most of you will be old pros at this tax stuff, we can do it!
Now I realize, some of you have really shitty jobs that don't pay a whole lot and don't have all that great of an insurance plan, if they have one at all... but just think of how much better things are going to be, when you feel the satisfaction of paying for your own health insurance? What's that? You thought someone else was going to pay for your health insurance? LOL... who, the insurance fairy? No, you see... you thought that the government was going to end up paying, but that's not what the court ruled, was it? They ruled the individual mandate was constitutional, therefore, the government doesn't have to pay for jack shit, they simply delegate how much you owe the tax man for your health insurance coverage, unless you provide your own... and good luck with that these days. For some odd and peculiar reason, mandating that each individual purchase insurance, somehow makes it more valuable and cost more money... who'da thunk it? But in the long run, it's certainly worth it, I mean, what if we get sick, right?
Anyway... I know this kind of premature, and I should have probably waited until you have to pay your first tax bill, or maybe... don't get that nice cushy refund check you were depending on for vacation... but I was genuinely excited about all the new tax payers we now have! I really do think you guys are going to love the rewarding feeling of looking at your checks, and seeing an ever-bigger chunk of it going to fund the government you desired. And I promise I'll be right here to make sure no one denies you the satisfaction of knowing the joy of taxation.
What's that? You didn't think this would effect you because you don't make enough to pay taxes? Well, that was BEFORE an individual mandate to buy insurance, became a tax. Now that this matter is settled, all that is left is to figure up the total cost of Obamacare, and divide it up evenly among the people. What's that? You assumed this tax would be like all the other tax, something we could pawn off on the wealthy to pay and never worry with? Again, that was before the high court ruled that individual mandates are taxes. You can't expect others to cover your individual mandate, can you? Wow... I think some of you might have expected that, I can see the shocked looks on your faces as you read this.
Guess what wasn't in the SCOTUS ruling? That all taxes must be paid by wealthy people and the poor/middle-class are given a pass. The overwhelming and enormous cost of providing insurance coverage for every American, can't be paid for with rich people tax. Remember, they just got hit with a new individual mandate tax too. No, the cost will have to be shared by all, since we are all going to be required to buy insurance. This means, a very significant number of you, who have never had to worry with taxes, are going to get to experience that for the first time, and I think it is wonderful.
This might actually be the best thing that ever happened, if it results in all of you people becoming tax payers, who would otherwise just be a drain. Oh now, I can almost hear the tear-filled emotes already... wuh, what about the poor and elderly? Well, as always, the truly poor and elderly are going to be care for through Medicare, which fortunately, was rewarded with getting back over a half-trillion of it's own dollars, in light of this SCOTUS ruling. We'll still have to find a way to shore that program up for the Baby Boomers, but hey... by then, most of you will be old pros at this tax stuff, we can do it!
Now I realize, some of you have really shitty jobs that don't pay a whole lot and don't have all that great of an insurance plan, if they have one at all... but just think of how much better things are going to be, when you feel the satisfaction of paying for your own health insurance? What's that? You thought someone else was going to pay for your health insurance? LOL... who, the insurance fairy? No, you see... you thought that the government was going to end up paying, but that's not what the court ruled, was it? They ruled the individual mandate was constitutional, therefore, the government doesn't have to pay for jack shit, they simply delegate how much you owe the tax man for your health insurance coverage, unless you provide your own... and good luck with that these days. For some odd and peculiar reason, mandating that each individual purchase insurance, somehow makes it more valuable and cost more money... who'da thunk it? But in the long run, it's certainly worth it, I mean, what if we get sick, right?
Anyway... I know this kind of premature, and I should have probably waited until you have to pay your first tax bill, or maybe... don't get that nice cushy refund check you were depending on for vacation... but I was genuinely excited about all the new tax payers we now have! I really do think you guys are going to love the rewarding feeling of looking at your checks, and seeing an ever-bigger chunk of it going to fund the government you desired. And I promise I'll be right here to make sure no one denies you the satisfaction of knowing the joy of taxation.
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