It is time.
Posted on 11/06/2009 2:33:46 PM PST by MissesBush
From the House Ways and Means Republicans:
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.
n 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
Prosecution is authorized under the Code for a variety of offenses. Depending on the level of the noncompliance, the following penalties could apply to an individual:
• Section 7203 – misdemeanor willful failure to pay is punishable by a fine of up to $25,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year.
• Section 7201 – felony willful evasion is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and/or imprisonment of up to five years.” [page 3]
When confronted with this same issue during its consideration of a similar individual mandate tax, the Senate Finance Committee worked on a bipartisan basis to include language in its bill that shielded Americans from civil and criminal penalties. The Pelosi bill, however, contains no similar language protecting American citizens from civil and criminal tax penalties that could include a $250,000 fine and five years in jail.
“The Senate Finance Committee had the good sense to eliminate the extreme penalty of incarceration. Speaker Pelosi’s decision to leave in the jail time provision is a threat to every family who cannot afford the $15,000 premium her plan creates. Fortunately, Republicans have an alternative that will lower health insurance costs without raising taxes or cutting Medicare,” said Camp.
According to the Congressional Budget Office the lowest cost family non-group plan under the Speaker’s bill would cost $15,000 in 2016.
So did I. The 30 under ethics investigation, thought it meant Chicago politics. Vote our way and we will look the other way. If not.. bad news.
Bump for later
YIKES!!!
$15,000 is the lowest cost meaning that there are higher costs. How could some/any family afford this? I can't. After taxes I may be able to have some left over for rent so I'll have a roof over my head... but what about FOOD?
So I'll be a walking skeleton but at least I'll have hellcare.
Why bother living? Are we worth more dead or alive to this government?
Yes I know that. But it depends on treaty. There ain’t one .
If we had a revolution wouldn’t that make all the treaties null and void?
Best line of the post so far~!!!!!!!!!! Come try biatches!
I mean think about people working hard for 50 years , saving, raising kids. Do yoou think for a minute that they will let the IRS take it through this Helath Care Bill?
That won't happen.
The exodus has already begun a year ago, now it will be a mass exodus if this bill passes.
tHE CURRENT ISSUE OF FORBES PANNED COSTA RICA.
HARD TO GET CLEAR LAND TITLE/REALESTATE SCAMS, LAND LINE IMPOSSIBLE, RISING CRIME
business have every incentive to hold off hiring and new investments too. That is why the unemployment rate is so high; uncertainty.
“They’ll have to spend billions building debtors’ prisons”
And they will, Im sure.
I too, would mobe.
COME AND GET ME.
Je mobez tres bien aussi monsieur.
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