As the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) falls under more scrutiny, interesting details are being discovered reports PJ Media. One is being called Obamacare’s so called “wedding tax.”
Chaninat and Leeds specialize in Thai and international business law
A closer examination of Obamacare shows that it has been drafted to allow healthcare benefits that are substantially more generous for lower-income people, and the bill counts a married couple’s income jointly. For example:
An example from the Kaiser Family Foundation, shows that a 60-year-old married couple with no children in the household, with identical annual incomes totaling $62,041. Obamacare premiums rise sharply when combined earnings hit $62,041. If they stay married, their net premium next year would be $16,382. But the max for unmarried individuals is $45,960 before losing Obamacare’s subsidies, so if the couple divorces and each reports an income of $31,020.50, their combined net premium would be $5,354. That saves $11,028 next year.
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