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Bolo Boffin

(23,796 posts) Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:22 AM Jun 2012

Now SCOTUSblog got something wrong. You can refuse to comply with the mandate by paying the tax.

There's the mighty sop to the libertarian right wingers. It's a tax so you can refuse to pay it.

ETA: Now SCOTUSblog reported it wrong! You can refuse the mandate by paying the tax. You can't refuse to pay the tax. They just amended that. Sorry about that.

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Now SCOTUSblog got something wrong. You can refuse to comply with the mandate by paying the tax. (Original Post) Bolo Boffin Jun 2012 OP

Problem is that you can not refuse to go to jail for not paying your taxes 1-Old-Man Jun 2012 #1

If That Came from SCOTUSBlog . . . DarthDem Jun 2012 #2

Right, now they got something wrong. It's kinda crazy at the moment. :D n/t Bolo Boffin Jun 2012 #3

1-Old-Man

(2,667 posts)

1. Problem is that you can not refuse to go to jail for not paying your taxes

Reply to Bolo Boffin (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:24 AM

Jun 2012

DarthDem

(5,258 posts)

2. If That Came from SCOTUSBlog . . .

Reply to Bolo Boffin (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:26 AM

Jun 2012

. . . it was apparently a typo. The Court didn't write that. They wrote that the only effect of not complying with the mandate is that you pay the tax (and, impliedly, get nothing for it). So in other words, you don't have to take the health care that you're being taxed for if you don't want it.

This is awesome.

Bolo Boffin

(23,796 posts)

3. Right, now they got something wrong. It's kinda crazy at the moment. :D n/t

Reply to DarthDem (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:27 AM

Jun 2012

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