The Wrong Prescription: Democrats' Health Overhaul Dangerously Expands IRS Authority

House of Representatives ^ | March 18, 2010 | Ways & Means

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

***Highlights of New IRS Authority***

IRS agents verify if you have “acceptable” health care coverage

IRS has the authority to fine you up to $2,250 or 2 percent of your income (whichever is greater) for failure to prove that you have purchased “minimum essential coverage”

IRS can confiscate your tax refund

IRS audits are likely to increase

IRS will need up to $10 billion to administer the new health care program this decade

IRS may need to hire as many as 16,500 additional auditors, agents and other employees to investigate and collect billions in new taxes from Americans

Nearly half of all these new individual mandate taxes will be paid by Americans earning less than 300 percent of poverty ($66,150 for a family of four)

***SPECIAL EXEMPTION***

Democrats prohibit the IRS from imposing these taxes and penalties on illegal immigrants

CONCLUSION

Much of the opposition to the Democrats’ massive health care overhaul plan has focused on its large tax increases, steep Medicare cuts, and dangerous interference in the doctor-patient relationship. Far less attention has been paid to Democrats’ plans to grant massive new powers to the IRS, backed up by billions of dollars in additional taxpayer fund for the hiring of thousands of new IRS agents, examiners, and other personnel. This report’s extended discussion of just one aspect of that legislation – the creation and enforcement of a new IMT – demonstrates how the expanded powers and reach of the IMT will become all too familiar to American families and employers if H.R. 3590 is passed by the House and signed by the President.

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Make sure you read the "Special Exemption" page 3 of 9

***SPECIAL EXEMPTION***

Democrats prohibit the IRS from imposing these taxes and penalties on illegal immigrants

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to purchase sixty Remington Model 870 Police RAMAC #24587 12 gauge pump-action shotguns for the Criminal Investigation Division. The Remington parkerized shotguns, with fourteen inch barrel, modified choke, Wilson Combat Ghost Ring rear sight and XS4 Contour Bead front sight, Knoxx Reduced Recoil Adjustable Stock, and Speedfeed ribbed black forend, are designated as the only shotguns authorized for IRS duty based on compatibility with IRS existing shotgun inventory, certified armorer and combat training and protocol, maintenance, and parts.

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[Doc Savage]

‘Biden’ the IRS!

[nutmeg]

ping!

[MrB]

Now wait a minute!

Andrew Weinie adamantly declared that the IRS wouldn’t be enforcing the insurance requirements!

If you can’t believe the elite ruling class, who can you believe?

[Ben Mugged]

Gestapo definition:

Any police force or other authority regarded variously as sinister, ruthless, brutal, etc.

[MrB]

Basically, any armed enforcement agency used more to terrorize the citizens into compliance than to enforce laws.

[Grampa Dave]

Democrats prohibit the IRS from imposing these taxes and penalties on illegals and their slaves, er voters, on welfare will not pay a fine.

So whites, Asians, Blacks and Hispanic citizens, who work and pay taxes must assume the BOHICA position for 0haha’s plan.

[Uncle Miltie]

This is so confusing.

I think I will have appropriate health insurance (I’ll self-insure).

But these tax forms are so tricky.

I’ll check the box “Yes”, and see what happens.

;-)

[Grampa Dave]

"Okay, my girly boys lets round up all American citizens who work for a living and redistribute their money!

[DonaldC]

“Democrats prohibit the IRS from imposing these taxes and penalties on illegal immigrants “

I would really like to know the reasoning behind this, other than illegals are probably not paying taxes anyway.

[VeniVidiVici]

Oh I wish I had been there with a sack of rotten tomatoes.

[Sir Gawain]

A sack of rocks.

[Madame Dufarge]

[silverleaf]

excellent

[Indy Pendance]

They portray the right wing as radical. Who are the radicals? We’re fighting for our freedom. They want total control.

This is a test. Will the Republic survive? We’ll know in November.

[Hardastarboard]

IRS can confiscate your tax refund

Only if I'm dumb enough to over with hold anything for them to confiscate.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

***SPECIAL EXEMPTION***
Democrats prohibit the IRS from imposing these taxes and penalties on illegal immigrants

[AuntB]

Hey, guys, this is nothing to worry about! If the IRS enforces the law as little as the government enforces immigration law, we’re all home free1

I was just reading an article about McCain appearing in AZ.
He actually said this:

“President Reagan granted amnesty to two million people and that was wrong,” McCain said.
http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=79030

How does anyone support this man?

[MrChips]

Correct. It stands to reason that they would siphon off the fine from your tax refund. But, it is a fine, not a tax, and there does not appear to be any authority given them to come after you if you simply have a balance due and do not include the fine in your check. Thay can audit you, of course. They can harrass you. But, without any authority to come after that fine, can they reallygarnish your wages of disturb your bank account? I don’t think so.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

“President Reagan granted amnesty to two million people and that was wrong,” McCain said.

When McCain does it, it's a "virtue" I guess.

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