As regular readers know, this was generally seen as a no-brainer, but the Republican White House balked anyway, to the surprise of nearly everyone involved in the process. Theres a lot of, in general, people not believing its going to be around, said Hogue. Joe Raedle / Getty Images, fileKenneth Smith, 62, lives outside of Pittsburgh and works construction and occasionally as a truck driver. According to Charles Gaba's research, the national total, including the states with their own exchange marketplaces, is roughly 1.5 million. From what I heard, it was garbage, it was unaffordable, and it was dumped down your throat  you had to take it or you paid a fine, he said.
As people know, the R white house balked to pay a fine.
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