Posted by
Plabius on Saturday, November 07, 2009 6:30:00 PM
If H.R. 3962, as is, is passed by the Congress and signed into law by Obama, then many people will be turned into criminals. Since I live in New York, I'll send you a post card from Attica.
| Pelosi: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail
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Posted by:
Meredith Jessup at
11:17 AM
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A letter
from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) sheds some
light on the consequences outlined in Pelosi's new health care proposal
for those who choose NOT to comply with its new individual
mandate--including up to a $250,000 fine and 5 years in jail:
Key excerpts from the JCT letter appear below (courtesy Ways & Means Ranking Member Dave Camp, R-MI):
“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]
“If
the government determines that the taxpayer’s unpaid tax liability
results from willful behavior, the following penalties could apply…”
[page 2]
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]
Rep. Camp reports that according to the CBO, the "lowest cost family non-group plan under the Speaker's bill would cost $15,000 in 2016. |
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There is hope, however. It is unconstitutional to force anyone, against his will, to purchase a product; and it is also unconstitutional to arrest, try, convict of a crime, and then fine and/or imprison anyone for refusing to purchase a product.
Forcing anyone to do so is an (unconstitutional) act of tyranny. This is so obvious (to anyone with the good sense that God gave to a dog, or a passing familiarity with the Constitution), that one or more persons will sue the federal government on the grounds that the law is unconstitutional and the Supreme Court (if it even gets that far) will agree.