The issue for Aronowitz and Cassara is that together as a family of only two, they make more than the $62,000 level to qualify for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. But if they lived together unmarried, they would qualify for the subsidies and could literally save hundreds of dollars a month on their health care. A single person can qualify for subsidies if they make less than $46,000 a year. Hans Bader, a senior attorney for the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), wrote about the Obamacare marriage penalty in September, noting that couples who get divorced or avoid getting hitched would save up to $7,230 per year. The Fiscal Times also called attention to this strange unintended consequence. There it is again, the Law of Unintended Consequences that Dems cant seem to get around because they think if they vote something, it has to be that way. There is a reality to life and its various spheres, including the economic sphere. You cant simply legislate the world to your liking. My economics professor used to compare it to a balloon; if you squeeze it in one place, it bulges out in another.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 21:22:32 +0000
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