PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail

http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov ^

[Typical_Whitey]

Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill (H.R. 3962, as amended) could land people in jail. The JCT letter makes clear that Americans who do not maintain “acceptable health insurance coverage” and who choose not to pay the bill’s new individual mandate tax (generally 2.5% of income), are subject to numerous civil and criminal penalties, including criminal fines of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to five years.

In response to the JCT letter, Camp said: “This is the ultimate example of the Democrats’ command-and-control style of governing – buy what we tell you or go to jail. It is outrageous and it should be stopped immediately.”

Key excerpts from the JCT letter appear below:

“H.R. 3962 provides that an individual (or a husband and wife in the case of a joint return) who does not, at any time during the taxable year, maintain acceptable health insurance coverage for himself or herself and each of his or her qualifying children is subject to an additional tax.” [page 1]

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“If the government determines that the taxpayer’s unpaid tax liability results from willful behavior, the following penalties could apply…” [page 2]

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“Criminal penalties

[Huskr4Bush]

Hey Nancy....

Keep it up

You’re “political” days are numbered

[SueRae]

It’s going to get pretty damn crowded in there. Can you imagine the court backlog after just 6 months of this crap???

[patriotspride]

Lets see how much of this is reported on the MSM

Also, on Drudge there’s a line regarding we need your vote now, or this bill won’t ever make it.

This is coupled with the promise that things can change later.

Reminds me of the old union line, join us now, because if you don’t like us you have the right to get rid of us.

That rarely happens.....

[Varsity Flight]

I’ve said this before, I believe this big push now (and note it is written as a “tax”), is from those behind closed doors meetings, now around a year and half ago, with Paulson and the so called “bankers.” Millons of hard working real US citizens losing jobs, 401s dropped, and note AIG , .....but the beltway Bolsheviks haven’t sacrificed along with the rest of the population. They aren’t getting sufficient revenue. And how much was lost from their managers invested in MBSs and bank bonds through insurance investments?? Also note the wording “acceptable” level of insurance coverage. In other words, they can keep raising the bar of “acceptable” to cover their at risk pensions and salaries, at the expense of everyone else, CONTINUALLY.
From the above so called “bill”, it’s time that the conversation changes to what these insiders really are....predators. Predator Government.

[SIDENET]

COME AND GET ME.

[NotSoModerate]

This is a joke.

[NCBraveheart]

Face it, this thing will pass and if the GOP controls congress they will just nibble around the edges.. Same crap

[NCBraveheart]

Face it, this thing will pass and if the GOP controls congress they will just nibble around the edges.. Same crap

[stbdside]

I would pay good money to see ol’ stretchface get the Marie Antionette treatment.

[Upstate NY Guy]

So this is what the Pelosi Democrats call health care “reform”: buy an insurance policy, or go to jail.

Every day these scoundrels come up with a new assault on freedom. I can't tell if I'm living in Atlas Shrugged, 1984 or Animal Farm.

[blondee123]

Send this to your congress critters, ask them if this is REALLY what they are voting for!!! I’m doing it right now!

[PIF]

An the scene will look like this:

[tiger63]

Boy you nailed what this $itch needs to do.

Can you imagine what it would take for a normal male having to service her!

Just asking.

[EGPWS]

The JCT letter makes clear that Americans who do not maintain “acceptable health insurance coverage” and who choose not to pay the bill’s new individual mandate tax (generally 2.5% of income), are subject to numerous civil and criminal penalties, including criminal fines of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to five years.

Go to jail and live in luxury at 5 times the expense annually to the tax payers than what the fine is?

Amazing...

[EGPWS]

The JCT letter makes clear that Americans who do not maintain “acceptable health insurance coverage” and who choose not to pay the bill’s new individual mandate tax (generally 2.5% of income), are subject to numerous civil and criminal penalties, including criminal fines of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to five years.

Go to jail and live in luxury at 5 times the expense annually to the tax payers than what the fine is?

Amazing...

[Anti-Bubba182]

This should KILL the bill. Any Congressman going along with this is likely to lose their seat if the penalty stands.

Pelosi is personally rich. She has no idea how onerous this will be and that includes many Democrats.

[Dewey Revoltnow]

I’ll have to go to jail for murder.

[pointsal]

Say,..... which winery buys the grapes produced on Ms. Nancy’s vineyard in the Napa Valley..... surely some knows the answer....

[colorcountry]

Then the government can give me free food, housing and health care while I’m in jail.

[lowbridge]

Go to jail and live in luxury at 5 times the expense annually to the tax payers than what the fine is?

If they imprison me, I'm gonna demand the kosher meal.