PatekPhilippe
Senior Member
When they penalize us 15% of our income for not buying an approved health insurance policy, it's not a tax.
Although they will use the IRS to enforce this, and this penalty will show up on our tax bill, it's not a tax.
It's simply money the government takes from us, and keeps.
See? Not a tax! I get it!
Indeed. THis is behaviour modification in the form of TAXATION.
Our very leaders that we elect front shit like this...
Ensign receives handwritten confirmation
Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance.
Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead. He signed it "Sincerely, Thomas A. Barthold."
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Enough Said. Are you angry yet? You should be.
Yup......that's what happens when Americans have a 30 second soundbite attention span.