>>So something's wrong in the case of the US health industry.
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>>I agree. However, I do not agree that Obamacare provides any solution. It just makes matters worse.
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>I wouldn't know about that, it was changed beyond recognition in my absence. What I see as substantially wrong with it is the forced purchase without offering either "you can get the cheaper version from us" or a way to opt out. What latest I heard is that the IRS may be involved in enforcement, which is just the loophole to bring trouble to so many people who were so far left alone.
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>Actually, there's a way to opt out, as I heard, and that's religious objection to insurance as such, which I would loudly protest if I was there. Religion shouldn't be a sacred cow, the non-religious should enjoy the same respect of their spiritual convictions as the religious do.

Both employers and individuals will be able to opt out but will pay a tax penalty for doing so. There will be a new line(s) on the tax return to show proof of insurance. If there is none, there is an additional tax due. The crux of the ruling on Thursday was that the new plan would not have been legal as a mandate but is legal as a tax. Justice Roberts made it very clear in his majority opinion that raising revenue is the role of Congress, not the judiciary. He said it doesn't matter whether we think it's wise legislation or not, only whether it's legal.