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Not buying health insurance could put you in jail
Topic Started: Sep 25 2009, 03:52 PM (348 Views)
Dark Founder	Sep 25 2009, 03:52 PM Post #1
Lieutenant Posts: 897 Group: Member Member #7,507 Joined: January 24, 2009	Well, not yet. Section 7203 of the Baucus health care bill says that anyone who does not buy health insurance and does not pay the fine could be sentenced with up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $25,000. http://www.politico.com/livepul....showall Quote: September 25, 2009 Categories: Senate Ensign receives handwritten confirmation This doesn't happen often enough. 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." The note was a follow-up to Ensign's questioning at the markup.



wissaboo	Sep 25 2009, 05:34 PM Post #2
Posts: 14,783 Group: Administrator Member #28 Joined: December 11, 2005 Favorite Star Trek series TOS	well insurance that has no restrictions on who can buy it or not only works if everyone buys it. Otherwise I could just stop on the way to the hospital and pay a month's premium to cover my heart attack.
	I still check the boards over at ST.com but lately its like beer and chips without the beer and the big chips are all gone. - Kang Now just how high does a "muthfucka" get? Is it anything like a pissed newt? - Joy I like the corn cause it adds a little sweetness to my burrito. - nhranger That figures. I knew you weren't woman enough to swallow - nhranger Tribbles are surprisingly warm when around the penis region, But they wont normally put out unless they have the threat of death. - fleshandblood That's looks so disgusting I would definately have to taste it! - Joy Wissa, don't tell anyone, but, you're my favourite. Shhhhhh! - CornishMonkey


Heather	Sep 25 2009, 05:43 PM Post #3
executive bitch Posts: 7,618 Group: Administrator Member #321 Joined: April 7, 2006 Favorite Star Trek series The Next Generation	I can't afford to pay my electric bill much less pay for insurance so I guess if that makes me a criminal that needs to be in jail so be it



wissaboo	Sep 25 2009, 06:31 PM Post #4
Posts: 14,783 Group: Administrator Member #28 Joined: December 11, 2005 Favorite Star Trek series TOS	well when I was a student it cost me $17.95 for health insurance. a year.
	I still check the boards over at ST.com but lately its like beer and chips without the beer and the big chips are all gone. - Kang Now just how high does a "muthfucka" get? Is it anything like a pissed newt? - Joy I like the corn cause it adds a little sweetness to my burrito. - nhranger That figures. I knew you weren't woman enough to swallow - nhranger Tribbles are surprisingly warm when around the penis region, But they wont normally put out unless they have the threat of death. - fleshandblood That's looks so disgusting I would definately have to taste it! - Joy Wissa, don't tell anyone, but, you're my favourite. Shhhhhh! - CornishMonkey


Dark Founder	Sep 25 2009, 06:40 PM Post #5
Lieutenant Posts: 897 Group: Member Member #7,507 Joined: January 24, 2009	wissaboo Sep 25 2009, 06:31 PM well when I was a student it cost me $17.95 for health insurance. a year. Isn't that a bit irrelevant since even the bills currently under construction in Congress will still be drastically more expensive than what the Canadians pay?



spocklet	Sep 25 2009, 06:50 PM Post #6
Wise words from the Buddha Posts: 1,856 Group: Ships Commander Member #7,795 Joined: May 30, 2009 Favorite Star Trek series Voyager	A fine, for no health insurance ?? Are you serious, or is this a joke thread ?? If it is real, then it's one way to keep insurance companies in business, though when you try to get money out of them - good luck !!!



Ltpondwater9	Sep 25 2009, 10:37 PM Post #7
Posts: 5,901 Group: Cardassian Rear Admiral Member #162 Joined: December 27, 2005	spocklet Sep 25 2009, 06:50 PM A fine, for no health insurance ?? Are you serious, or is this a joke thread ?? Seriously that is what I was thinking. This article needs more elaboration.
	HUCKLEBERRY!!


Heather	Sep 25 2009, 10:56 PM Post #8
executive bitch Posts: 7,618 Group: Administrator Member #321 Joined: April 7, 2006 Favorite Star Trek series The Next Generation	Ltpondwater9 Sep 25 2009, 10:37 PM spocklet Sep 25 2009, 06:50 PM A fine, for no health insurance ?? Are you serious, or is this a joke thread ?? Seriously that is what I was thinking. This article needs more elaboration. I have read about this other places as well. It's serious. The reasoning is that people can get fined for not having car insurance why not fine them for not having health insurance. The huge difference is that if you are really poor you can choose not to have a car therefore not need to pay for insurance. I don't think anyone would be off the hook here. The unemployed, underemployed and homeless all winding up in jail just because they are poor. I could have insurance through my job if I wanted to put a third of my pay towards it, and that's just for me not my family. I can't afford that so I guess I will be in big trouble if this passes



Dark Founder	Sep 26 2009, 04:29 AM Post #9
Lieutenant Posts: 897 Group: Member Member #7,507 Joined: January 24, 2009	Ltpondwater9 Sep 25 2009, 10:37 PM spocklet Sep 25 2009, 06:50 PM A fine, for no health insurance ?? Are you serious, or is this a joke thread ?? Seriously that is what I was thinking. This article needs more elaboration. If the politicians decide to post the bill online, you'll be able to read this for yourself.



Ltpondwater9	Sep 26 2009, 09:53 PM Post #10
Posts: 5,901 Group: Cardassian Rear Admiral Member #162 Joined: December 27, 2005	Dark Founder Sep 26 2009, 04:29 AM Ltpondwater9 Sep 25 2009, 10:37 PM spocklet Sep 25 2009, 06:50 PM A fine, for no health insurance ?? Are you serious, or is this a joke thread ?? Seriously that is what I was thinking. This article needs more elaboration. If the politicians decide to post the bill online, you'll be able to read this for yourself. Right. If this were to be real, which I doubt that it is, it will overcrowd the already overcrowded penal system. It's malarkey for lack of a better word. A joke.
	HUCKLEBERRY!!


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