I think the stuff hasn’t even com close to hitting the fan. There is a rush right now with Gun Stores, because of JUST this very health care/jail thing. This is going to be one of the worst ever erosions of freedom we have so far seen. What if you do it three times, that is fail to pay and go to jail, what then …three strikes your out, prison time for life? You can damn sure bet that there is a very large contingent that are arming themselves, stockpileing weapons and ammo and whatnots. This in my estimation will be obama’s undoing big time, once the first arrest for not having insurance hits the airwaves/news. Then it WILL be us verses them, theres not much other responce available. A man with a gun is a citizen, a man without a gun is a subject, or didn’t you see that coming? Next on the agenda is the second amendment rights, and with about 200,000,000 million, yes two hundered million people that have arms, figure this one out. the black market sells all manner of illegal things, whats so special about ammo? It will take Patriots to secure freedom I believe, not the military or the law enforcement ie. them, it will take us to secure said freedom….botom line, and theres been many doind just that…..its called the zombie thing, for those not aware…. I’m outraged with this turn of events, you should be too. It’s not that we dont need some sort of health care system, its the imprisonment thing that will not fly. I guarenteeee.

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See the CNN news story: 47% will pay no federal income tax!

http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/30/pf/taxes/who_pays_taxes/index.htm?cnn=yes

I am outraged! I had no idea the problem was this bad. These people are nothing but filthy beggars!!! And, now it’s time to start paying for their health-care. Give me a break. I’d rather be mugged, there’s more dignity in it.

We need a new political party in this country, the two we’ve got are nothing but robbing everyone. The republicans are steeling from the middle class and giving to the rich and the democrats are buying votes with our money by allowing this bunch of freeloaders to get a free ride.

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Illegal aliens are the ones that should be in jail, If they can be illegal why not everyone else? Seems to me Americans could have civil rights violation to look into.

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@PyroCreep:

Then why make it mandatory to have your car insured but not mandatory to have your health insured?

Car insurance is mandatory because driving creates an inherent risk to others.

If you have an automobile accident that is your fault you are responsible for the property damage and medical issues that you create for the other party and vice versa and mandatory insurance is in place to cover the costs.

Carrying auto insurance to protect your own vehicle is not a requirement, unless there is a third party financial interest (lien holder) on the vehicle.

Failure to carry health insurance doesn’t create an inherent risk to others, thus no one should be required to carry health insurance, or penalized if they choose not to.

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No one wants the MEDICARE cuts and in addition the punitive “Taxation” that is proposed.
No one in America wants a lesser quality of care for additional taxation that will be irresponsibly imposed by an unresponsive Government that so far has proven itself unable to run a Taxpayer funded Lemonade stand and break even. No one should go to prison for not buying into a Government Boondoggle Health Care Plan. Read the 10th Amendment to the US Constitution.

Iowa sets its Own Insurance requirements according to Law. So do other States for ALL Coverages.

The Baucus Bill and HR 3200 will be punitive and offer less care for a prohibitive cost. Baucus is my Senator and I have never voted for him. Grassley is yours and I would be proud to vote for him. Health Care is too important to be rushed or pushed. It is a lifeline and 1/6th of the Economy.
What has been proposed is unacceptable. What is proposed is not affordable for most of America. Look at the CBO figures and tell me who is lying to you.

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What is the definition of affordable? To one person that may mean free and to another it may mean $1500 per month. But the point is if you are working and being paid above the table your money will be confiscated from you if the form of a payroll tax and given to someone who gets paid under the table or off the books or is just too lazy to work. You may not mind a cut in your standard of living so that collective commune will all be equal but I for one choose my charitable giving based on the merits of the charity.

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Okay Old Trooper, you made a good point. Still, I can’t see why a person would NOT want health coverage on himself and his family if it were mad affordable for all. Tax or no tax.

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Memo reposted for emphasis. I don’t think they are fooling around.
And Yes, it is a TAX otherwise the IRS wouldn’t give a hoot about it.

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PyroCreep, go here for a copy of the Memo that Sen. Ensign received.
I did not see any Iowa or first Offender exemption but it is on Joint Committee on Taxation letterhead and signed. The IRS is pretty ruthless but has been known to cut deals.

http://curmudgeonlyskeptical.blogspot.com/search/label/Obama%20Health%20Care

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Okay, I guess you got me on that one Curt, my mistake, sorry. It doesn’t say anything about jail time on a first offence. Still yet, I feel health insurance is important and every U.S citizen should have some form of health care. After all, aren’t people more important then cars? Then why make it mandatory to have your car insured but not mandatory to have your health insured?

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