PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail

**dc dalton** · November 6th, 2009, 09:53 PM

Yeah this is going to fly ... this fucking woman really is out of her mind:

http://republicans.waysandmeans.hous...umentID=153583

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…” [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]

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.

**Paradigm** · November 6th, 2009, 10:01 PM

Hmmm...a policy for a family of four would cost me (if purchased on my own) around $15,000.

So why are we "reforming" healthcare? Sounds like it's just the control factor to me!

**556slinger** · November 6th, 2009, 10:06 PM

Why is she still alive? off with her head!!!!!!!!!!

**dc dalton** · November 6th, 2009, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by 556slinger

Why is she still alive? off with her head!!!!!!!!!!

We couldn't be that lucky.

**fingers80002** · November 6th, 2009, 10:09 PM

The way i read this, both D and R want this bogus gov. mandated BS.

This socialized healthcare BS has failed everywhere it was tried, what makes these asshole think they can make it work?

Fuck all this gov. funded, mandated shit!!!!!!!

**Phillygunguy** · November 6th, 2009, 10:19 PM

She's so stupid god bless her! who made her House dictator again?

**556slinger** · November 6th, 2009, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by Phillygunguy

She's so stupid god bless her! who made her House dictator again?

who evers been getting the cotton mouthed bj

**nlcrsn** · November 6th, 2009, 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by 556slinger

who evers been getting the cotton mouthed bj

a vision I Did not need, blaaaaugh, neg rep to you lol

**PocketProtector** · November 7th, 2009, 09:30 AM

If this passes.....America the Beautiful......Gone Gone Gone.....RIP

**Tootie** · November 7th, 2009, 09:36 AM

every family who cannot afford the $15,000 premium her plan creates.

Yeah and where do they think the families that only make $15,000 a year are going to come up with this money?

Fail Fail Fail

So gee if you don't pay their "tax" you get 1 year or 2 of free room, board and health care. Yeah this makes all the sense in the world.