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Obamacare doesn't have a head tax. It has a mandate and a tax penalty, and the penalty is proportional to income with a ceiling.
by nofinator 10y ago
Obamacare doesn't have a head tax. It has a mandate and a tax penalty, and the penalty is proportional to income with a ceiling.
- squozzer 10y agoOK, so I over-simplified the process a little. You have to pay someone who is not the government. To merely exist sets the criterion for the mandate. The penalty is not flat rate, but has a floor. SCOTUS ruled in upholding ACA that Congress has a constitutional right under Article I to levy taxes.