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ontheway
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Jailing the uninsured
Could Americans who refuse to buy health insurance actually be imprisoned?
Top Stories�Thursday, November 12, 2009
Best Sources: Detroit News, The Hill, The Gavel, True/Slant
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The House health reform bill would require all Americans who can afford insurance to buy it, raising a thorny question: What happens to those who opt out, then suddenly get sick, and stick the rest of Americans with their medical bills? President Obama supports a �penalty�high enough that people don't game the system." How high exactly? Republicans point out that
the House bill specifies �a fine of up to $250,000 and/or imprisonment of up to five years.�
Could Americans really go to jail for forgoing health insurance? (Watch Obama's comments about penalizing the uninsured) |
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The Dems have gone too far this time: "This is the ultimate example of the Democrats' command-and-control style of governing � buy what we tell you or go to jail," says Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), as quoted by Nolan Finley in The Detroit News.
Obama's health care reform is looking more and more like the product of "a totalitarian regime."
"Buy insurance or go to the gulag" |
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This is actually about placating insurance companies:
"Where is the constitutional basis for requiring everyone to buy insurance?" asks Dick Morris at The Hill.
This threat of incarceration for non-payment is designed to appease insurance companies who "want to see their coffers swell�.the more draconian the penalties for failing to pay them large sums of money to pad their bottom lines, the better."
�Pelosi bill: Jail for no insurance� |
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Kerrville911Truth
November 11, 2009
You heard it, Obama is a fascist.
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
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7T-0j0NpFE&feature=player_embedded |
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