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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:53:04 -0800

If the Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich) and Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-Penn) hadn't introduced the amendment to prohibit funds going to abortions the "Blue Dog" Democrats would NOT have voted to pass H.R. 3962.

House Committee on Ways & Means - Republican

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:26:07 -0800

I want to know where the Constitutional and Civil Rights lawyers that would take this up as a cause to fight tooth and nail against.

November 6, 2009--"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."

Key excerpts from the JCT letter appear below:

"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]

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"If the government determines that the taxpayer's unpaid tax liability results from willful behavior, the following penalties could apply" [page 2]

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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]

When confronted with this same issue during its consideration of a similar individual mandate tax, the Senate Finance Committee worked on a bipartisan basis to include language in its bill that shielded Americans from civil and criminal penalties. The Pelosi bill, however, contains no similar language protecting American citizens from civil and criminal tax penalties that could include a $250,000 fine and five years in jail.

"The Senate Finance Committee had the good sense to eliminate the extreme penalty of incarceration. Speaker Pelosi's decision to leave in the jail time provision is a threat to every family who cannot afford the $15,000 premium her plan creates. Fortunately, Republicans have an alternative that will lower health insurance costs without raising taxes or cutting Medicare", said Camp.

According to the Congressional Budget Office the lowest cost family non-group plan under the Speaker's bill would cost $15,000 in 2016.

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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:13:47 -0800

Thank you 111th US Congress....you have now ruined our Country!

Wake up, America

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:12:00 -0800

A Must watch video on freedom of speech!

Call the Bluedogs in Congress and Urge Them to Vote No on Obamacare | FreedomWorks |

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:07:44 -0800

Call a Congressman and tell them why you oppose the health care bill which is set to be voted on tomorrow. You can leave a note on this site as to what the Congressman's office said. Good Luck!!

Wonders of The Natural World - Atmospheric Optical Effects | Scienceray

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:54:19 -0800

The Associated Press: STIMULUS WATCH: Salary raise counted as saved job

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:53:36 -0800

"About two-thirds of the 14,506 jobs claimed to be saved under one federal office, the Administration for Children and Families at Health and Human Services, actually weren't saved at all, according to a review of the latest data by The Associated Press. Instead, that figure includes more than 9,300 existing employees in hundreds of local agencies who received pay raises and benefits and whose jobs weren't saved."

You have got to be kidding me!!! Even if they are defending their rationale for counting raises as saved jobs it doesn't make it true or logical.

Cat Macros - Something a little different...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:22:48 -0800

Libertarian Party of Georgia

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:01:16 -0800

Libertarian Party of Georgia

No Doubt sues Band Hero for making them a virtual karaoke circus act - HitFix.com

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:08:47 -0800

"No Doubt is suing video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths.

The band brought suit Wednesday against Activision Publishing Inc. over a feature in the new "Band Hero" game that allows players to control virtual band members and have them sing other artists' songs.

The lawsuit claims a feature allows players to have lead singer Gwen Stefani perform suggestive lyrics from the Rolling Stones' hit "Honky Tonk Women." The suit also notes a virtual version of bassist Tony Kanal can be made to sing his band's hit "Just a Girl," but with Stefani's voice."

Interesting. I would like to see what happens with this lawsuit.