Originally Posted by PR_Tom

Why do you say "I am sure" when you clearly CANNOT be by definition? Why? Read this:

"In the Senate, the Finance Committee?s health care bill was amended to nullify the possibility of jail time for not paying the penalty tax. It stipulates that in the case of nonpayment, "such taxpayer shall not be subject to any criminal prosecution or penalty with respect to such failure." Instead, the Senate measure would allow the government to collect the tax by deducting it from any IRS tax-refund checks or other government payments. Should the full Senate approve that language, a House-Senate conference committee would have to wrestle with the question of whether or not a person who refuses to obtain coverage and refuses to pay the penalty can be charged with criminal tax evasion."


It is NOT sure by anyone as of this date, 4/20/10. So you can NOT be sure of anything, and if you were a reporter claiming to be fair, you could report it exactly as written. A committee would have to be selected to even decide! And thats only if they dont pay, AND have no government checks or tax refunds due in the first place. It's a million miles from "I am sure" as a person can get honestly.

So, is it ok that some TV personalities have warned and joked about being sent to jail if you dont buy health insurance? I'm sure to some people it's perfectly fine, and to the rest of us it stinks to high heaven.