There's one group I can think of the lack of such an exemption would put into very uncomfortable situations:
The Amish. Yup, they don't do insurance for *anything*, don't even pay into Social Security or SSI (nor do they claim benefits, either), something recognized since the 50s by the IRS.
Force them to get insurance (because the taxes would be ruinous for a family-owned farm), you're explicitly forcing them to violate *very* sincerely-held beliefs - beliefs that screw them over, more often than not. It'd be as cruel as forcing them to enlist in the infantry.
Natural not to think of them in Massachusetts, but it'd be a big factor in PA or other states (Ohio, Wisconsin, a bunch of the midwest states) with a decent population of Amish.
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The Amish. Yup, they don't do insurance for *anything*, don't even pay into Social Security or SSI (nor do they claim benefits, either), something recognized since the 50s by the IRS.
Force them to get insurance (because the taxes would be ruinous for a family-owned farm), you're explicitly forcing them to violate *very* sincerely-held beliefs - beliefs that screw them over, more often than not. It'd be as cruel as forcing them to enlist in the infantry.
Natural not to think of them in Massachusetts, but it'd be a big factor in PA or other states (Ohio, Wisconsin, a bunch of the midwest states) with a decent population of Amish.