[11th_VA]

When you sell a home in Mr. Obama’s new and improved America a 4% tax will be levied on your proceeds

This is going to piss ALOT of otherwise non-political people off ...

[SZonian]

This can't be true!!

USA Today had a front page, top fold banner claiming 49% approval vs. 40% disapproval.

We apparently like what "change looks like". /s

[McGavin999]

This is excellent. Print it out and carry it around with you. You can use those facts in arguements with people who don’t understand what is really happening.

[wmfights]

About those fines – Citizens who don’t purchase insurance would be subject to a fine of $325 in 2015 and $695 in 2016. Individuals may be subject to a charge equal to as much as 2.5 percent of their income in 2016.

So why buy insurance?

I pay about 10K a year for insurance. A lot of self employed people pay the same or more. If pre-existing conditions are no longer a problem why get insurance. I'll pay the $2,500-5,000 fine save $7,500-5,000 and pay for visits myself. When I do have a major illness I'll go get a policy.

Of course if I and thousands like me do this the insurance companies will go out of business, but what loyalty do I owe them. They supported this govt takeover.

[Tunehead54]

Thanks for the post and pointing out the new 4% real estate sales tax - I've not read of that anywhere. Nice formatting but there's no hint that this is an excerpt so it looks like the info on the RE tax is from a separate source. Did you just miss that line?

Even when excerpting is not required I like to at least see a [Snip] so I know I need to see the source to pick up missing info ... < /rant> ... ;-)

Sorry ... doing taxes, for the last week! Just venting ... ;-)