Health insurance is not a government benefit, unless you're on Medicare or Medicaid. Your health insurance premium is not a tax. It doesn't go to the government

Health insurance is not a government benefit, unless you're on Medicare or Medicaid. Your health insurance premium is not a tax. It doesn't go to the government. Being required to pay for a service doesn't make that service a tax. The only thing about the ACA that has been characterized as a tax is the penalty you pay if you don't buy insurance.