>>So you opt to pay that tax, and what have you bought with that money?
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>Compliance with the law, same as paying the income tax we pay now. Another way of looking at it would be that the individual or company (small companies are exempt, up to 50 employees I believe) would rather pay the tax than pay the higher cost of medical coverage.

Compliance with the law is a dubious quality in this case. This lunch ain't free, you're paying for it through this tax. What do you get back from the government? The money must go into something. At least on paper.