A criminal statute threatens. If you don't comply with the law, you are forewarned that your life, in some cases, your liberty, in other cases and your property in most cases, will be taken away from you by force if necessary. Armed agents of the government are empowered to take you into custody, jail you and confiscate your property through fines if you are found guilty of non-compliance.
So, are you still on the fence with regard to the clearly unconstitutional health care bill currently under consideration? Well, be forewarned:
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.”[Ways and Means Committee Website]
Let's call another Tea Party, maybe Nancy will listen then.:)
Posted by: Redman | November 08, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Hey Marcus,
Recall the Comparative Effectiveness panel that I pointed out was established in the Stimulus bill? Have a gander at this.
http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/cer/cerannualrpt.pdf
Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy the fed gov't is creating terms like "priority populations" doesn't it?
Posted by: AlternativeCandidate? | November 07, 2009 at 11:35 AM