teapartysamurai
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly 4 million Americans -- the vast majority of them middle class -- will have to pay a penalty if they don't get insurance when President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law kicks in, according to congressional estimates released Thursday.
The penalties will average a little more than $1,000 apiece in 2016, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report.
Most of the people paying the fine will be middle class as Obama's comprehensive law is phased in over the next few years. In his 2008 campaign for the White House, Obama pledged not to raise taxes on individuals making less than $200,000 a year and couples making less than $250,000.
"The individual mandate tax will fall hardest on Americans who can least afford to pay it, many of whom were promised subsidies by the Democrats and who the president has promised would not pay higher taxes," said Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, the top Republican on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee.
More here. A LOT more here:
Nearly 4M people could pay without health coverage - Yahoo! Finance
I thought Pelosi said it wasn't true we would be paying fines.
THAT FINE SOUNDS LIKE A TAX TO ME!
Won't raise taxes on those making less than 250K huh?????????
WE TOLD YOU DUMBASS LIBERALS OBAMA WAS LYING IN 2008! But here it is 2010 and with Obama's tax hikes and broken promises staring you in the face, what do you do? Lie for him and try to spin excuses!
How do you help working families if those are the people who will most pay the fine??????