Councilman
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- Joined
- Apr 25, 2009
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- Reaction score
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- Location
- Riverside, County, CA.
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Conservative
Interview with the President: Jail Time for Those without Health Care Insurance? - Political Punch
I like the part that reads: "Obama Said: that penalties are appropriate for people who try to “free ride” the health care system but stopped short of endorsing the threat of jail time for those who refuse to pay a fine for not having insurance."
Is there anyone who believe he wouldn't be tripping all over himself to get to sign this crazy Bill.
I am getting tied of pointing out that this legislation is not what it needed and that any person who has ever run a successful business can come up with much better solutions at a mere fraction of the cost of this monstrosity.
I beg you to demand a more reasonable approach to Health care and Insurance. It makes no sense to give up our Liberties to help the 12 to 20 million who have no health care. Hell I have solutions to the high cost and insurance and it's not that hard to do if we address the questions and not add a bunch of junk that is not related to the initial issues and only serves special interests and drives the cost up needlessly.
From Sunlen Miller:
During an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Jake Tapper today, President Obama said that penalties are appropriate for people who try to “free ride” the health care system but stopped short of endorsing the threat of jail time for those who refuse to pay a fine for not having insurance.
“What I think is appropriate is that in the same way that everybody has to get auto insurance and if you don't, you're subject to some penalty, that in this situation, if you have the ability to buy insurance, it's affordable and you choose not to do so, forcing you and me and everybody else to subsidize you, you know, there's a thousand dollar hidden tax that families all across America are -- are burdened by because of the fact that people don't have health insurance, you know, there's nothing wrong with a penalty.”
Under the House bill those who can afford to buy insurance and don’t’ pay a fine. If the refuse to pay that fine there’s a threat – as with a lot of tax fines – of jail time. The Senate removed that provision in the Senate Finance Committee.
Mr. Obama said penalties have to be high enough for people to not game the system, but it’s also important to not be “so punitive” that people who are having a hard time find themselves suddenly worse off, thus why hardship exemptions have been built in the legislation.
I like the part that reads: "Obama Said: that penalties are appropriate for people who try to “free ride” the health care system but stopped short of endorsing the threat of jail time for those who refuse to pay a fine for not having insurance."
Is there anyone who believe he wouldn't be tripping all over himself to get to sign this crazy Bill.
I am getting tied of pointing out that this legislation is not what it needed and that any person who has ever run a successful business can come up with much better solutions at a mere fraction of the cost of this monstrosity.
I beg you to demand a more reasonable approach to Health care and Insurance. It makes no sense to give up our Liberties to help the 12 to 20 million who have no health care. Hell I have solutions to the high cost and insurance and it's not that hard to do if we address the questions and not add a bunch of junk that is not related to the initial issues and only serves special interests and drives the cost up needlessly.