Quote Originally Posted by Teufelhund View Post
What in the world would lead you to believe something like that? Are there other taxes to which you are beholden that you can simply opt out of, or do you think because this is a new tax we'll all be on the honor system for paying it?

Seriously, enlighten us as to how this is an optional tax. Failing that, please describe any piece of legislation that has ever been handed down that the government has no ability to enforce.
I believe that because I actually did research into the law instead of just amusing it would be like any other tax.

It's not an optional tax, I never said that so I have no idea why you are saying that. I simply said that the punishment for not paying it is not like other taxes. Go read the law instead of listening to Fox News.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/beltway/...ng-to-collect/

read that article, it clearly spells out how little authority the government will have to enforce the law. Or I have the appropriate excerpt below

"Finally, there is the issue of whether the IRS can collect the tax if someone refuses to either buy insurance or pay the fine. The ACA says the IRS should enforce the law by imposing a tax penalty—but then effectively blocks the agency from using most of the tools it normally uses to go after tax scofflaws.

The ACA bars the IRS from bringing a criminal enforcement case against someone who refuses to pay the non-insurance penalty. And it makes it very difficult, if not impossible, for it to enforce a tax lien. Law professors Jordan Barry and Bryan Camp have a nice piece in Tax Notes explaining it all.

That leaves only one tool—the IRS can subtract the penalty from any refund it owes a taxpayer. But that applies only if the IRS happens to owe somebody a refund. These days, two-thirds of taxpayers get one, but it is usually their choice."