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Rep. Jackson-Lee: No ‘Penalty’ in ObamaCare, Only an ‘Incentive’ to Buy Health Insurance
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Posted on 02/17/2011 5:35:20 AM PST by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver
She gets elected over and over because she really represents her district. Really.
Her background is pretty fun to read over.
Lawyer from New York.
Had a couple of private sector jobs, but was always outraged over something and has less actual accomplishments than a manhole cover.
Local radio station has an audio clip of sheila with her yelling, “I’m outraged”. Used as comedy.
To: animal172
I was looking at her picture and also a box of rocks sitting outside my window. Couldnt tell the difference. Hey! Stop insulting boxes of rocks! :-)
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:00:16 AM PST
by
OldMissileer
(Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
To: Sub-Driver
Her constituents are idiots too.
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:04:52 AM PST
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: Sub-Driver
How she gets to work and finds her way back home is beyond me.
I'm guessing that this dullard has an IQ that is well below average.
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:05:09 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Sub-Driver
Demograhic gerrymandering my friend. However her district is changing and there is hope.
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:08:15 AM PST
by
dblshot
(Insanity - electing the same people over and over and expecting different results.)
To: trisham
How she gets to work and finds her way back home is beyond me
She has a chauffeured car double parked in front of her crib to drive her the two blocks to work.
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:11:28 AM PST
by
dblshot
(Insanity - electing the same people over and over and expecting different results.)
To: ken5050
I guess the electric chair is an incentive to keep people from killing cops too.
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:12:54 AM PST
by
dblshot
(Insanity - electing the same people over and over and expecting different results.)
To: eyeamok
At least she has the House title, although Mad Maxine is up there.
To: Recon Dad
"Its a shame that stupidity isnt painful"It is painful, but we are the ones it hurts!
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:15:05 AM PST
by
Redleg Duke
(I DO NOT BELIEVE THE LIBERAL MEDIA!)
To: Sub-Driver
Sort of like saying "The beatings will continue until your attitude improves." I guess that would be incentive, rather than punishment, as far as this BEM is concerned.
Mark
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:17:55 AM PST
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: dblshot
I wonder how the driver feels, working for her? It must be like driving a large head of cabbage around town.
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:19:12 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Sub-Driver
When she has an IQ test with a rock, she’s seriously outmatched.
To: Sub-Driver
No penalty??
My daughter got caught drinking underage here in Colorado. I was told I have to pay a “donation” of $325.00. Of course it’s a MANDATORY DONATION. I refer to it as a fine and keep getting corrected by the ADA. So I asked if I could claim it on taxes since it was a “donation” and government is a non-profit organization.
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:21:38 AM PST
by
rfreedom4u
("A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.")
To: Sub-Driver
Incentive?? Yea, like the Mafia gives you an incentive to pay your tribute.
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:27:13 AM PST
by
SampleMan
(If all of the people currently oppressed shared a common geography, bullets would already be flying.)
To: Sub-Driver
So a thief holding a gun to your head is merely an “incentive” to hand over your wallet
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:33:00 AM PST
by
NRA1995
("In [Mexican] border, we are asking, who are you?" President Calderon of Mexico)
To: Sub-Driver
Texas District 18 contains Houston inner city and you know how inner cities are. Previous seat held by Barbara Jordan (1973-9) and the district has been continuously Democrat since. SJL is considered an embarrasingly entertaining attentionwhore and has been doing her bit since 95. Her celebrity status will probably keep getting her reelected for some time. Some of the funniest radio moments are when local conservative radio host Michael Berry talks about the insane/inane logic of SJL, which always leads to his shouting in his Texas accent “Sheila Jackson-Lee, SHUT YOUR BIG MOUTH!” in frustration. She’s certifiable.
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:33:29 AM PST
by
Shugee
To: Sub-Driver
I would make the argument, one, that it [the individual mandate] is an incentive to do right that it is not penalizing you because a penalty is punishment, and youre not punished if you have health insurance, in fact.
And so, you are in fact incentivized to have health insurance rather than take the negative, which is to suggest that because you have a penalty youre being punished, she said.
That’s some pretty fancy double talkin there
To: Sub-Driver
Well she’s right. The IRS coming after you would be a strong incentive. lol!!!
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posted on
02/17/2011 6:55:15 AM PST
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: Sub-Driver
You know, one can see her point. Specifically, in the last paragraph,
replace "uninsured" as in her context of [willfully] "uninsured" -
hence the need for an "incentive" - one could extend her argument
to the "willfully unemployed" to "caus[ing] catastrophic harm to
the nation and others after the fact".
How long do you think she'd last with a substantial portion of her
voters if they were "incentivized" to get off welfare and other
such "entitlements"?
To: Sub-Driver
A cattle prod is an incentive too, isn't it?
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posted on
02/17/2011 7:05:18 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Tyrants flourish only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.)
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