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Many See I.R.S. Penalties as More Affordable Than Health Insurance

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Re: Many See I.R.S. Penalties as More Affordable Than Health Insurance

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No, but it is the only answer to how much those services cost, which is a necessary question to answer if you intend to apply accounting to resource allocation and consumption.

> but it is the only answer to how much those services cost No it isn't; and that which can be asserted without evidence, can be refuted without it as well.

You assertion assumes ignorance as a starting point.

Be enlightened: http://wiki.mises.org/wiki/Price

Re: Many See I.R.S. Penalties as More Affordable Than Health Insurance

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> but it is the only answer to how much those services cost No it isn't; and that which can be asserted without evidence, can be refuted without it as well.

You assertion assumes ignorance as a starting point. Be enlightened: http://wiki.mises.org/wiki/Price

The Austrian school, no thanks, that school of thought hasn't been mainstream since the 30's, for good reason; it's wrong. Here, you be enlightened and catch up to the modern world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_economics

Re: Many See I.R.S. Penalties as More Affordable Than Health Insurance

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When I read this stuff, I'm a little astounded about how bad the situation must be in other states. Here in the Pacific Northwest, my premiums have actually been going down and the plan offerings are getting better. The provider I was on did go out of business so I had to switch, and I'm now paying less for more services. And, to be totally frank, having had a pre-existing condition that kept me from buying any insur…

Yeah, it's pretty crappy in NC. First year of ACA we only had one company even offering any insurance in my county. And yeah, it's county-based for some reason - if I lived 2 miles in another direction I'd have had multiple options about 10-15% cheaper than what I had available. Second year we had another option in our county which was about 15% higher than BCBS (which had gone up about 25% from the year before). App…

Those #s are insane
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