Posted on 11/06/2009 4:04:23 PM PST by 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 bills 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 taxpayers unpaid tax liability results from willful behavior, the following penalties could apply [page 2]
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Criminal penalties
(Excerpt) Read more at republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov ...
uhm okay. redistribute wealth.
You first Pelozi.
How about YOU give each of us $15,000 or go to jail.
It'll be interesting to see what you will have to sacrifice or go without...probably nothing.
But the plan is this won’t allow any Atlas Shrugging.
the ACLU only cares pervert the Constitution through it’s rose colored prism of communist ideals
Shouldn’t the witch be going to jail for something?
For anyone who has even done a passing study of the Constitution and the original intent, it is patently obvious that Congress has no authority to do ANY of the entitlement programs, yet they spend hundreds and hundreds of billions a year doing exactly that. How are they able to get away with it? Because no one has ever called them on it.
Phock you Pelosi....come and get me.
This bill is grounds for revolt.
These stupid clowns pass this, it will be the final straw.
The country will break out into full blown civil war or armed insurrection.
BTW, you Botox old hag, come and get me, you monkey-looking B_t_h!!!!
I wonder how many wine bottles are in her trash every week. She is clearly demented - her brain has fermented.
I don't buy starkist. Not sure what else to avoid.
<snort> You used Depends and Botox together referring to Nanzy Pelosi.
See ya in camp!
I think that the gubmint is gonna send out a whole bunch of their loyal minions who do not return. Its going to be like that census taker in Kentucky. Nobody seen nothing, nobody heard nothing, and nobody knows nothing, send in another one.
I’m next! Where do we sign up?!!!
I look forward to Pelousy getting the Rostenkowski treatment: being chased down the street by an angry mob. Boy howdy, would that be great! She’s earned it.
That doesn’t make me nearly as happy as the day when we can use terms like “straight jacket” and “nursing home” on threads like these...lol.
sAY wHAT?
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