Wow, That’s Even More Jackbooty Than I Thought
Remember this post from three days ago about how Democrats want to beef up the IRS and give it a truly frightening level of power to enforce the totalitarian edicts of Obamacare? Here are the details from the Republicans in the House Ways and Means Committee (via DrewM). It’s even worse than the summaries I saw made it out to be.
- IRS agents verify if you have “acceptable” health care coverage;
- IRS has the authority to fine you up to $2,250 or 2 percent of your income (whichever is greater) for failure to prove that you have purchased “minimum essential coverage;”
- IRS can confiscate your tax refund;
- IRS audits are likely to increase;
- IRS will need up to $10 billion to administer the new health care program this decade;
- IRS may need to hire as many as 16,500 additional auditors, agents and other employees to investigate and collect billions in new taxes from Americans; and
- Nearly half of all these new individual mandate taxes will be paid by Americans earning less than 300 percent of poverty ($66,150 for a family of four.)
The House is scheduled to vote on both Obamacare bills tomorrow evening. It’s still not too late to let them know that you want no part of their scheme.
Other Posts of Interest:
- As It Happens, Americans Don’t Tend to Think Health Care Costs Are Driving Them Toward Eating Dog Food
- Government Health-Care: Card-Check in Disguise?
- Give the IRS More Power? That’s An Idea Not Even Harry Reid Could Love. Maybe.
Category: Health Care Craziness, The Rise of the Nanny State
