All the more reason to replace the federal income tax with a national sales tax and abolish the IRS via The Fair Tax Act(HR25/S296). Fair Tax ping!
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Posted on 07/02/2009 6:58:46 PM PDT by tobyhill
Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated the fines will raise around $36 billion over 10 years. Senate aides said the penalties would be modeled on the approach taken by Massachusetts, which now imposes a fine of about $1,000 a year on individuals who refuse to get coverage. Under the federal legislation, families would pay higher penalties than individuals.
In a revamped health care system envisioned by lawmakers, people would be required to carry health insurance just like motorists must get auto coverage now. The government would provide subsidies for the poor and many middle-class families, but those who still refuse to sign up would face penalties.
Called "shared responsibility payments," the fines would be set at least half the cost of basic medical coverage, according to the legislation. The goal is to nudge people to sign up for coverage when they are healthy, not wait until they get sick.
In 2008, employer-provided coverage averaged $12,680 a year for a family plan, and $4,704 for individual coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation's annual survey. Senate aides, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said the cost of the federal plan would be lower but declined to provide specifics.
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Instead of fining then, how about just refusing health care for them?
It’s only ANOTHER 50 cents an hour taken from the workers who can least afford it.
Thanks for that suggestion, Mitt.
Of course there are those who are not subject to the same medical coverage that is forced down the throats of the common people like those who have our good will in mind and special others:
Elected officials in Washington
Union members
Anyone else that will give a lot of money to their re-election
They are either insane or evil.
Every day in every way these jerks drive me further and further undergound...
Good luck getting any blood from THIS turnip, you lousy pukes.
Wow. I just might end up living in that cabin in the woods with no running water or electricity, LOL! That’s looking better and better each day! :)
Sounds like a tax on the bottom of the bottom 95%.
Yep. I guess the Government will need a new law enforcement agency to make sure those who don’t pay their fines are promptly arrested.
However, I will miss you all, dearly. :)
so if you do something, the government taxes you.
If you don’t they fine you.
What the hell country are we in.
Fining people who can’t afford health care coverage. They’ll pass Pass enough legislation to make everyone criminals.
Brilliant.
Hey!!
All them bonuses at the banks ain’t exactly cheap!!
I was going to ask if this wasn’t like part of MA Romneycare — guess you answered my question. Romney supporters think after that he would get the GOP nomination? No way!
What if one were to duck out of the US and return as an illegal alien?
FUBO!!!
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