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Friday, October 25, 2013

HOW TO OPT OUT OF OBAMACARE WITHOUT PAYING THE FINE

Less than two-hours ago, I submitted a revised W-4 form to our payroll department. My goal is to avoid being in a position where at the end of next year I am owed a refund from the federal government. As an act of civil disobedience, I am refusing to purchase health insurance. This means that I am subject to a tax/fine of 1% of my income (2% the following year, 2.5% thereafter). But the beautiful thing is that unless I am owed a tax refund, the government will never get any of that money.

My decision to not purchase health insurance is a decision a lot of people -- possibly millions -- are going to make, either out of protest, or once the ObamaCare site is up and running and they finally get a look at the increased cost of their monthly premiums under the Orwellian-named Affordable Care Act. Purely by coincidence, during his radio show today, Rush Limbaugh went into great detail about all of this:

Anyway, [my accountant] said to me that, according to the law, the only way that the government can collect the fine or penalty for you not buying insurance is if you are owed a tax refund. If you do not owe a tax refund, they cannot go into your bank account or anywhere else and get that money. Now, the sad thing is that most people file their taxes to get a refund 'cause they think they're screwing the government, and they're not. … 

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6 comments:

  1. my husband and I have already taken care of this as well. get on board everyone...this is common sense after all.

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  2. So you are going to go without insurance? You must be rich. How will you pay for the medical care you may need? Stick the hospital? Have a fund raiser? Stick it to someone else to pay for?

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  3. All the lovely sheeple, where do they all come from?

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  4. Sorry to inform you, but it was written into the Bill that your bank account and house can be attached for nonpayment. Read it and weep. Either become a renter and work for cash, or pay up.

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  5. Your accountant obviously didn't read the bill before it was passed... or since then, either.

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  6. There is good reason Rush people are called ditto heads.

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