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Amish and Other Religious Groups Exempted from the Individual Mandate

January 11, 2010 - by Donny Shaw

Since the 1930's, the Amish have been exempt from paying Social Security taxes. The Watertown Daily Times, which is from a region of northern New York that many Amish families call home, notes that under Congress's health care bills, the Amish would also get an exemption from the mandate to have "acceptable" health insurance or pay a tax penalty if you don't.

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