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Jack Mintz: If Obamacare is a tax and not a penalty, Americans could be taxed for not biking.
National Post>Financial Post ^ | Jack Mintz

Posted on 07/08/2012 7:52:52 PM PDT by Steven Tyler

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1 posted on 07/08/2012 7:53:07 PM PDT by Steven Tyler
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Link

http://opinion.financialpost.com/2012/07/03/jack-mintz-if-obamacare-is-a-tax-and-not-a-penalty-americans-could-be-taxed-for-not-biking/


2 posted on 07/08/2012 7:58:55 PM PDT by Steven Tyler
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We could be taxed for not voting democrat.

The fact of the matter is, America is no longer a free country, and there’s no way to fix that.


3 posted on 07/08/2012 7:58:55 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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“For example, governments could impose taxes on firms that do not provide pension plans. They could tax people who choose not to bike to work. “

... Or for not buying broccoli at least once a week... or....for not buying a Volt car once every five years...or..

the list is endless.

The gov can make a list of things that you must buy, or pay a penalty/tax. Talk about total government control.

They already charge “sin taxes” on things like cigarettes, but now they can charge taxes for NOT buying something they mandate that you should buy.


4 posted on 07/08/2012 8:11:09 PM PDT by Innovative (None are so blind that will not see.)
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Bttt.


5 posted on 07/08/2012 8:17:13 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (My greatest fear is that when I'm gone my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them)
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All I hear from demonrats is that this tax will only effect the top 1% (Not true! but that isn’t my point) and they keep calling them deadbeats for not buying that product. Now here is my point, if it were the top 1% that isn’t buying health insurance, it is by choice! They pay cash instead and pay a whole lot less, they DO NOT leave the bill for others to pay, and in fact may help to keep prices for medical care from going even higher! Why is no one calling them out on that? Deadbeats???? Because they pay cash and choose not to purchase insurance? What is it they don’t like, that these people get it for less money? This entire bill is the most convoluted thing I have ever seen in my life, and so is the rationale they are trumpeting to convince us otherwise. Also, insurance DOES NOT GUARANTEE access. That is said loud or often enough!


6 posted on 07/08/2012 8:17:41 PM PDT by gidget7 ("When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property." Thomas Jefferson)
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There is a way to fix it.... It may require a war however.


7 posted on 07/08/2012 8:18:23 PM PDT by cableguymn (For the first time in my life. I fear my country's government.)
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That, sadly, is a losing proposition.


8 posted on 07/08/2012 8:23:24 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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More like they give you a tax credit for buying a bicycle and there-fore those who don’t buy one pay more taxes than those that do.
But Obama didn’t want to admit Obama-care was a tax.


9 posted on 07/08/2012 8:29:26 PM PDT by sickoflibs (ABBBO chant: "We must support Romney because he doesn't matter." (Obam-ney Care is bad now ))
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The fact of the matter is, America is no longer a free country, and there’s no way to fix that.

That's the truth!

10 posted on 07/08/2012 8:49:04 PM PDT by tsowellfan (http://www.cafenetamerica.com/)
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We’ll be taxed for a lot more than not biking if this islamist wins a second term. We’ll be paying the jizya.


11 posted on 07/08/2012 8:50:05 PM PDT by onedoug
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Roberts on the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes (I.8.1):

Put simply, Congress may tax and spend. This grant gives the Federal Government considerable influence even in areas where it cannot directly regulate. The Federal Government may enact a tax on an activity that it cannot authorize, forbid, or otherwise control.

12 posted on 07/08/2012 9:12:23 PM PDT by Ken H
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We WILL be taxed for not losing x% of weight every year. It's a politically correct crusade that they've been looking for a way to enforce.

They've found a way now.

13 posted on 07/08/2012 9:20:08 PM PDT by HeartlandOfAmerica ("We have prepared for the unbeliever, whips and chains and blazing fires!" Koran Sura 76:4)
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Pelosi’s et all problem are the free riders who can afford to pay for medical services, but chosse to stick the bill “to the rest of us”.

I suppose Pelosi, Axelrod et all never heard of Debt Collectors and Skip tracers.

The Progs could “collect” all of the cash from the deadbeat among the 1%, and put some good people to work.

They do not need the ACA and 0bamatax


14 posted on 07/08/2012 9:27:02 PM PDT by Steven Tyler
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People WILL be taxed for not exercising. And Roberts KNOWS people will be taxed for not eating broccoli.....or what the government says is healthy.


15 posted on 07/08/2012 9:35:49 PM PDT by Terry Mross ( To all my kin: Do not attempt to contact me as long as you love obama.)
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Another way to look at the ridiculous “penalty” debate is to simply observe that HHS set aside $500 million for IRS enforcement of the ACA. The number of agents ranges from 500 to 16500 I read somewhere...

So the IRS may or may not be in the “penalty” business. But they sure as hell are in the tax business with all the authority to seize assets, garnish wages, and audit your ass until the “penalty” is resolved to their satisfaction.


16 posted on 07/08/2012 9:43:22 PM PDT by Xcoastie (If you think education is expensive, try ignorance)
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To: chris37

For one side yes. it is.


17 posted on 07/08/2012 9:57:41 PM PDT by cableguymn (For the first time in my life. I fear my country's government.)
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I’d say our side, cableguy.

We have no way of opposing the US military, and they have been promoting very left wing officers for some time now.

That is by design.


18 posted on 07/08/2012 10:59:13 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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Those Wesley Clark wannabees are there, but will they have grunts to carry out their orders effectively? What they’ve been doing to the army cuts both ways.


19 posted on 07/09/2012 1:14:55 AM PDT by coydog (Time to feed the pigs!)
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Why?


20 posted on 07/09/2012 1:24:30 AM PDT by antceecee (Bless us Father.. have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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