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 Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:44 am |
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Well, here it is. In addition to government's failure to safeguard
the economy as well as our borders, now comes an even greater threat.
For the first time in American history government intends to tell you
what to buy and when and if you don't, send you to prison or worse.
Socialists and Communists have completely stolen the central government
and represent a clear and present danger. They are out of the closet
and fully intend to dictate every aspect of your lives.
We're rapidly approaching a civil war so prepare accordingly.
PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail
JCT Confirms Failure to Comply with Democrats’ Mandate Can Lead to 5
Years in Jail
Friday, November 06, 2009
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.
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 taxpayer’s unpaid tax liability
results from willful behavior, the following penalties could apply…”
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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.
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