Another of the thousands of hidden provisions of Obamacare that has come to light is the penalty smokers will be paying when they are forced to buy insurance under Obamacare. So if you smoke and are in favor of Obama care then I'm happy for you. But to all the others this is a travesty. For a person 55 or older they will be required to pay nearly $4250 per year over and above the cost of the insurance premium.

http://timesdaily.com/stories/Smokers-pay-more-under-Obamacare-,201727

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I saw that on Yahoo health yesterday. That article hinted they were going to add a "surcharge" for those obese as well but was not able to verify that one. I know that for my job because my BMI is over a certain point I almost had to pay higher premiums except I was able to meet all the other requirements including passing the no nicotine in my system swab test.

Nationalizing health care will throw out all the safeguards that naturally occur in a private health insurance system.  Like the Cash for Clunkers program, this will throw out of whack the free market system as applies to health care.  Whether it be your money heading to Washington for  "Tokens for Toking" or "Cash for Chunkers", the government will see that you have no additional, discretionary money left over to waste on tobacco or food.

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