Starting in 2014, virtually every legal resident of the U.S. and those who will be should face up to their civic responsibilities. "We're no longer going to subsidize the care of those who can afford to buy insurance but make a choice not to buy it."

Incorporating the effects of new federal legislation The Supreme Court upheld Obama's law as constitutional in a 5-4 decision this summer, finding that the insurance mandate and the tax penalty enforcing it fall within the power of Congress to impose taxes.

The penalty will be collected by the IRS, just like taxes.

The budget office said the penalty will raise $6.9 billion in 2016, Romney says insurance mandates should be up to each state. http://news.yahoo.com/tax-penalty-hi...194442599.html

Self insurance takes on a whole new meaning now doesn't it?