At least two provisions in the House  health reform bill are very troubling, the de facto repeal
of Roe v. Wade and this.  In a powerful post on the Welcome Back to
Pottersville, poster Jurassicpork laid it out.  This is as clear and
logical a statement as I've seen on the utter contempt that
Congress has for the people.  We're creating a new criminal class,
people who can't afford health insurance.  The solution - fines and
prison.  All thanks to the Money Party which has reached depths
previously unimaginable.  Well worth a read.  Michael Collins

Congress Pulls the Trigger

From:  Welcome Back to Pottersville blog.  Posted by jurassicpork

In the dead of Saturday night,
the House passed their version of a health reform bill that, frankly,
makes Max Baucus’ first health care proposal look like a bleeding heart
liberal/socialist piece of legislation by conspicuous relief. One of
the most alarming aspects of HR 3962, that passed 220-215 (219 Democrats and one Republican voted for it) are the purely evil sections 7203 and 7201.
The less evil of these sections, 7203, calls for $25,000 in fines and
up to a year imprisonment for “defying” the federal mandate for getting
insurance. That's the misdemeanor. The felony? A quarter of a million
dollars in fines and up to five years in prison.

And those of you who are actually found guilty of the crime of not
buying over $100 of health insurance every week will lose their jobs
and earning potential. For up to five years, we will not be
contributing to anything other than a prison economy. We will not be
paying taxes. We will not be paying child support if we already are.
And when we get thrown into the prison system, who gets to foot the
bill for the health care that we'd defiantly refused to get?

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