From Twitter:
The individual mandate is an unpopular tax from an unpopular, unworkable law. We’re glad to see the Senate #taxreform bill eliminates the individual mandate in its latest draft. pic.twitter.com/F2NcAjitqy
— Senator Mike Rounds (@SenatorRounds) November 15, 2017
But if Senator Rounds’ recent work with Democrats to make ObamaCare more solvent and workable for the insured, who rely on the private ObamaCare network, is credible, then how could the individual mandate going forward be a true burden?
Thank you Senator Rounds!
This is especially timely because the IRS has already announced it plans to block tax refunds to people not insured and not paying the penalty: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/19/irs-to-block-suspend-tax-returns-that-lack-obamacare-disclosures.html
From the article:
“The IRS says it will not accept electronic tax returns that do not disclose whether the filer had health insurance coverage during the year.
“It also says it will suspend paper returns that do not have the disclosure.”
Shouldn’t you be more concerned that a law was not being enforced, than to encourage a repeal in order to sweep it all under a rug?
It’s a bad law that’s not being enforced, but soon will be. Getting rid of it is not sweeping it under the rug, it’s getting rid of it.
How do you enforce what no longer exists?