>The fine is structured such that only people that can pay for health insurance are hit with it.The various income tests and whatever might not be perfect thoug

>The fine is structured such that only people that can pay for health insurance are hit with it.The various income tests and whatever might not be perfect though. That is to say the least. It is all based on the poverty line and that is extremely flawed. "The current federal poverty level is $23,550 a year for a family of four and $19,530 for a family of three. But this measure is based on a methodology developed in the 1960s and now widely recognized as outdated. One major criticism is that the official poverty level is too low. Current research suggests that, on average, families need an income of about twice the federal poverty level just to afford basic expenses. Moreover, although the cost of living varies significantly within and across states, the federal poverty level is the same across the continental U.S." http://www.nccp.org/topics/measuringpoverty.html http://www.nccp.org/topics/measuringpoverty.html