Unfair Trade Practice?

Grouper

Expert
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Florida
Isn't the Obamacare plan to use everyone's tax dollars to subsidize only those that buy through the public exchange an illegal unfair trade practice with regards to the private insurance market?
What has been the discussion on this?
 
Isn't the Obamacare plan to use everyone's tax dollars to subsidize only those that buy through the public exchange an illegal unfair trade practice with regards to the private insurance market?
What has been the discussion on this?

The US Supreme Court has settled the issue of legality of the PPACA. While I am not an attorney, I would assume that your question of unfair trade would have been brought up by now.

Why would a discussion of that topic be of any value?
 
Courts have upheld the Feds roll in regulating industries. Regulations including subsidies and excise taxes.

There is nothing wrong with the feds compelling to take a certain route to receive a subsidy. After all, you don't have to take the subsidy.

If you want to receive the subsidy (tax deduction) on your mortgage interest payments, you need to use the IRS. You can't go to HUD or McDonald's. You don't have a choice if you want that subsidy... Same is true for health insurance subsidies...
 
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