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Post by matador on Jan 23, 2015 21:50:14 GMT -6
Tricare Users Must Self Identify on 2014 Tax Forms or face penalties... Link to Article
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2015 22:33:05 GMT -6
All Tricare enrolled active duty service members and retirees meet the coverage minimums, officials said. Those covered under purchased Reserve Select, Reserve Retiree and Tricare Young Adult also meet the requirements. Over 250,000 Defense Department beneficiaries are eligible for Tricare. Correction : :
A DoD press release incorrectly stated that the DoD will be sending tax forms to Tricare users. They have since said that is not true. This story was edited after publication to reflect that change.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2015 22:57:16 GMT -6
Tricare Users Must Self Identify on 2014 Tax Forms or face penalties... Link to ArticleWhat about low income individuals who don't make enough money to file ? There are plenty. Widows, etc. Seems like an extraordinary amount of paperwork to me. You don't like states requiring people to have an ID in order to vote. Too prohibitive you say. How is this any different ? Older people who are unable to fill out their own forms will have to hire ( which includes a fee ) someone to fill out their paperwork if they don't have friends or family to do it for them.. Why is one OK and the other not ? There is that same old double standard again. Do you consider that PENALTY just another tax attached to the ACA ? Seems so, plain and simple.
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Post by matador on Feb 24, 2015 20:03:35 GMT -6
Tricare Users Must Self Identify on 2014 Tax Forms or face penalties... Link to ArticleWhat about low income individuals who don't make enough money to file ? There are plenty. Widows, etc. Seems like an extraordinary amount of paperwork to me. You don't like states requiring people to have an ID in order to vote. Too prohibitive you say. How is this any different ? Older people who are unable to fill out their own forms will have to hire ( which includes a fee ) someone to fill out their paperwork if they don't have friends or family to do it for them.. Why is one OK and the other not ? There is that same old double standard again. Do you consider that PENALTY just another tax attached to the ACA ? Seems so, plain and simple. I know you hate the idea of any kind of health care. I don't understand why people who have no dog in this hunt hate it so much. You should read the ACA and you will see that older people are covered under medicare, oops, you overlooked that didn't you? Just for a little bit of information there are more than just the idea of disenfranchising people when I talk about the ID requirement. 1. For those born outside of a hospital in the 30s/40s/50s there is more than likely no birth certificate for them, or any of the other required paperwork. Over a dozen citizens, born, raised, educated, and that have voted in prior elections were turned away this last cycle that we know of, there are hundreds or thousands who are in that situation. 2. No state has a free route to get an ID, even if it is just a voter's ID card. A person still has to have all the paperwork to shown them as citizens and residents and it can cost anywhere from $25 to over $100 to get it and that is another form of poll tax which is illegal. 3. Even if there is a requirement for a photo ID county election officials still mail out a voter's registration card, which is not needed if there is an ID requirement. The costs for those cards run several million dollars in a large city and a billion or more nationwide. That is taxpayers money. 4. There has never been a significant number and as a matter of fact in New York state only 1, yes just 1, person has been convicted of voting twice even though he did not vote twice, he just had two registration cards because he lived in two different places alternating between homes. Nobody has been convicted in Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, and almost all the other states. 5. As of this date absentee ballots are easier to get and you do not need an ID to get one, just a call to the county clerk is all that is needed. One state does require an ID to get an absentee ballot but that is all, one state! 6. There has never been any magical bus that transport thousands of illegal aliens to vote, not in California, Arizona, New Mexico, or Florida. 7. One last reason, for those who have aged and can not get a license and their license has expired, it now does not meet the requirement of a valid ID.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2015 22:48:41 GMT -6
No, I never mentioned Medicare because nothing has changed there, simply thought you would realize that.
Matador : "I know you hate the idea of any kind of health care. I don't understand why people who have no dog in this hunt hate it so much. " You know nothing of the sort. All you know is that i don't approve of the ACA, the bill that Obama sold based on a lie. And we're seeing the language being ruled on in the courts.. it was thrown together so fast and passed with such urgency that language will be a problem for years to come.
Since ALL insurance must follow ACA guidelines that means that every American who has any sort of insurance is affected.. so that being said.. I DO have a dog in this hunt, just like everyone else.
People have to prove who they are to conduct all sorts of business. I would love to see you or anyone else open a bank account without proof of who they are, including a photo ID.
Didn't this thread start off by saying that All Tricare participants must self identify ? Once more : "A DoD press release incorrectly stated that the DoD will be sending tax forms to Tricare users. They have since said that is not true. This story was edited after publication to reflect that change.
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Post by matador on Feb 26, 2015 19:23:33 GMT -6
No, I never mentioned Medicare because nothing has changed there, simply thought you would realize that. Matador : "I know you hate the idea of any kind of health care. I don't understand why people who have no dog in this hunt hate it so much. " You know nothing of the sort. All you know is that i don't approve of the ACA, the bill that Obama sold based on a lie. And we're seeing the language being ruled on in the courts.. it was thrown together so fast and passed with such urgency that language will be a problem for years to come. Since ALL insurance must follow ACA guidelines that means that every American who has any sort of insurance is affected.. so that being said.. I DO have a dog in this hunt, just like everyone else. People have to prove who they are to conduct all sorts of business. I would love to see you or anyone else open a bank account without proof of who they are, including a photo ID. Didn't this thread start off by saying that All Tricare participants must self identify ? Once more : "A DoD press release incorrectly stated that the DoD will be sending tax forms to Tricare users. They have since said that is not true. This story was edited after publication to reflect that change. Well, tell that to those in Massachusetts. The ACA is based on that law that Romney lobbied for and got and had the whole Republican party in favor of it... Obama copies it and now it is bad? Everybody has to check the box if you have insurance and that includes those on Tricare. I'm sure you pay income tax on some of the income you receive and as such you have to self-identify that you have insurance. I was told I did not have to do that since my income is tax free to begin with and my medical is provided by the VA. I did get my VA Choice card a couple months ago so I can select a doctor of my choice or go to any hospital, but since my medical and all my records are at the VA I just don't believe I really want to start over again with a new doc. But anyway, this is working and will definitely be beneficial to everybody. What we do know is that 11 million people, most with no coverage before, are covered. What we do know is that all the misinformation passed out there was wrong; 1. people could get better coverage, 2. they also could keep their doctor if they wanted to, 3. people could choose a lower premium and a high deductible or a higher premium and a lower deductible and anything in between, 4. those with existing conditions can now get insurance and it will be affordable. If anything destroying it is not the answer, making it better is what the majority of people want.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2015 19:42:20 GMT -6
Matador : " Well, tell that to those in Massachusetts. The ACA is based on that law that Romney lobbied for and got and had the whole Republican party in favor of it... Obama copies it and now it is bad? "
Well, first off, BASED ON , does not necessarily mean VERBATIM "
Matador : "I was told I did not have to do that since my income is tax free to begin with and my medical is provided by the VA."
Well things seem to have changed for you since last year when you were talking about all the money you would be making and that you would have to file taxes for the first time in what... 12 years ? Now it's back to not having to file. Whew, it's hard to keep up with your tax filing situation. Not that I care to, I'm only basing that on what you said about your income increasing in the coming year and having to file taxes.
If you will readdress my prior post, you will see that I referred to those who did not make enough money to file. That was the group I referred to.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2015 19:59:55 GMT -6
Romneycare vs Obama care mittromneyandhealthcare.blogspot.com/p/romneycare-vs-obamacare.htmlRomneycare Vs. Obamacare It is often asserted that Romneycare is the same thing as Obamacare, but this is simply NOT true. While there are similarities, there are also key differences. Below is a table of differences between the Romney plan and the Obama plan. RomneyCare ObamaCare Overall Size and Scope -Whole bill was 70 pages -Romney vetoed significant sections of the bill including the employer penalty for not providing health insurance -Romney favored an “opt out” provision from the mandate -No federal gov. insurance option -Intended as a market driven solution to healthcare -Whole bill was 2,074 pages -Very broad regulation of the insurance industry including an employer penalty for not providing health insurance and no "opt out" provision -Leaves open the option of creating single-payer gov. insurance in the future -Intended as a step toward gov. run insurance Costs -No new taxes! -Romney balanced the state’s budget first, then passed healthcare law -No cuts to Medicare benefits -Modest cost to state (only added 1% to state budget) -Increased taxes by $500 billion -Despite massive federal gov. debt, Obama still passed Obamacare -Cuts Medicare by $500 billion -Overall costs unknown! Popularity -Very strong bipartisan support -Strong special interest support -Very popular among the public in Massachusetts -Strong consensus of approval was built in the state to support the law -Consensus was built to support an individual mandate -Absolutely no bipartisan support -Very controversial and divided special interest groups -Unpopular in nation overall -No consensus was built to support a mandate Constitutionality -Constitutional -Regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on Obamacare, Romneycare will remain constitutional -Potentially unconstitutional -Supreme Court has yet to rule on 10th amendment limitations of federal gov. power in regard to this law Federalism -A state solution to a state problem -Through collaboration and discussion, Massachusetts created a consensus among stake holders to support the new law -Federal gov. “one-size-fits-all” plan -Doesn’t take into account that each state is unique in important ways such as: 1)Vastly different debt levels between states (some states can’t afford new spending on health care) 2)Some states have three times the percentage of uninsured citizens (Much greater costs will be imposed on states with a larger percentage of uninusured citizens) 3)Conservative states will reject implementation of federal gov. plan. Click on link to see the comparison side by side
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Post by matador on Feb 26, 2015 20:44:42 GMT -6
Matador : " Well, tell that to those in Massachusetts. The ACA is based on that law that Romney lobbied for and got and had the whole Republican party in favor of it... Obama copies it and now it is bad? " Well, first off, BASED ON , does not necessarily mean VERBATIM " Matador : "I was told I did not have to do that since my income is tax free to begin with and my medical is provided by the VA." Well things seem to have changed for you since last year when you were talking about all the money you would be making and that you would have to file taxes for the first time in what... 12 years ? Now it's back to not having to file. Whew, it's hard to keep up with your tax filing situation. Not that I care to, I'm only basing that on what you said about your income increasing in the coming year and having to file taxes. If you will readdress my prior post, you will see that I referred to those who did not make enough money to file. That was the group I referred to. It was addressed before, I draw a military disability which is tax free, I live on that. but the property I had owned and income from that property is all in a trust, so personally I don't have to pay any taxes but the trust does and it has attorneys that take care of that. I mentioned getting the VA Choice card, well, I just got this in an email.. Link to the VA Choice card.An article that after all the cards were sent out to vets who lived 40+ miles from a VA medical center/hospital had the opportunity to get outside health care, very few are actually using it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2015 21:12:03 GMT -6
"Well something definitely changed in a year. You made a 'big deal' talking about your increase in income in the coming year and having to file for the first time in 12 years. Not many ( if any here ) know what we're talking about, but I have a memory like an elephant and I distinctly remember.. And I heard you the first time about your VA Choice card, good way to deflect ( twice )
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Post by matador on Feb 26, 2015 23:40:27 GMT -6
"Well something definitely changed in a year. You made a 'big deal' talking about your increase in income in the coming year and having to file for the first time in 12 years. Not many ( if any here ) know what we're talking about, but I have a memory like an elephant and I distinctly remember.. And I heard you the first time about your VA Choice card, good way to deflect ( twice ) I didn't deflect, We talked about it before and I said everything taxable goes into a blind trust, maybe you missed that, I don't know but don't say I am deflecting if you don't remember the conversation. That elephant memory must be coming down with a case of dementia or CRS.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2015 10:54:21 GMT -6
"Well something definitely changed in a year. You made a 'big deal' talking about your increase in income in the coming year and having to file for the first time in 12 years. Not many ( if any here ) know what we're talking about, but I have a memory like an elephant and I distinctly remember.. And I heard you the first time about your VA Choice card, good way to deflect ( twice ) I didn't deflect, We talked about it before and I said everything taxable goes into a blind trust, maybe you missed that, I don't know but don't say I am deflecting if you don't remember the conversation. That elephant memory must be coming down with a case of dementia or CRS. Not even, you had discussed the 'trust' preciously, so your change in personal income was a separate issue. Other members even gave you advice on your filing status.. So it's really a minute issue, just another case of changing the story. No biggie, just BAU
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