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    The subheadline read, "'This is ultimate example of Dems command-and-control government.' " Unruh's first paragraph read: "A Michigan congressman has released a report from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation confirming that the House Democrats' health-care bill could impose penalties of up to $250,000 in fines and five years in jail for failing to buy the proper insurance coverage." [11/6/09] Contradicting headline, lead sentence, Unruh himself notes that criminal penalty is for those who fail to pay tax, not those who fail to buy insurance. Full Article at Media Matters for America
    A Michigan congressman has released a report from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation confirming that the House Democrats' health-care bill could impose penalties of up to $250,000 in fines and five years in jail for failing to buy the proper insurance coverage.
    SOURCE: Media Matters for America 2 weeks ago
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Drudge, WND distort health care bill to fearmonger about cost of insurance, possibility of jail time
  1. Of the 666 convictions reported above for fiscal year 2008, fewer than 100 were convictions for willful failure to file or pay taxes under section 7203.
    SOURCE: Media Matters for America 2 weeks ago
  2. According to [Rep. Dave] Camp [R-MI], 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 'are subject to numerous civil and criminal penalties, including criminals fines of up to $250,000 an...
    SOURCE: Media Matters for America 2 weeks ago
  3. Although premiums under H.R. 3962 would vary by geographic area to reflect differences in average spending for health care and would also vary by age, the table shows the approximate national average for that lower-cost reference plan-about $5,300 for single policies and about $15,000 for family policie...
    SOURCE: Media Matters for America 2 weeks ago
  4. The Code provides for both civil and criminal penalties to ensure complete and accurate reporting of tax liability and to discourage fraudulent attempts to defeat or evade tax.
    SOURCE: Media Matters for America 2 weeks ago
  5. Confirmed: Buy insurance or go to jail.
    SOURCE: Media Matters for America 2 weeks ago
  6. through the Indian Health Service
    SOURCE: Media Matters for America 2 weeks ago
  7. The additional tax does not apply ... if the person's income is below the threshold for filing a Federal income tax return.
    SOURCE: Media Matters for America 2 weeks ago

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