Obama Refuses to Rule Out Jail Time for People Who Don’t Buy Health Insurance.
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 dont pay a fine. If the refuse to pay that fine theres 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 its 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 think the general broad principle is simply that people who are paying for their health insurance aren’t subsidizing folks who simply choose not to until they get sick and then suddenly they expect free health insurance. That’s — that’s basic …
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He talks for almost 2 minutes and didn’t say NO! They know they need to have everyone paying to get their control plan to work. The best way to get conformity is the threat of taking away your freedom.
He is so full of shit! I love when i see people who fell for obamas CHANGE speaches and treated and spoke of him like a god cry now because they cant make an affordable wage and are getting threatened like this video proves true!! His own words people, wake up!!!
F*** YOUOBAMA.
@jcolexx And during those years that you didn’t have health insurance, what do you think should have been done with you if you fell down a flight of stairs, broke your neck, and had to be hospitalized for 6 months and became a quadriplegic and required 24 x 7 care for the rest of your life. You would have been cared for but on whose dime? That’s exactly what happened to a 25 year old acquaintance of mine.
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OMG HES sooooo STUPID I CAN KILL SOMEONE WITH MY CAR THATS WHY WE HAVE AUTO INS….AND NO ITS THE YOUNG SUSIDISING THE OLD I NEVER HAD INSURANCE FROM 21 TO AND COSTED NO ONE ANYTHING HES A FUCKING MARXIST
If this dirty tampon compares health insurance to car insurance one more time Im gonna throw up. I love how he and pelosi automatically assume that if you dont have insurance and go to the hosptial that your not gonna pay for it. And damnit can somoene please talk about the 2/3 of babies born in LA county recieving Billions in pre and post natal care on our dime. Yeah lets not forget about the hospitals on the TExas border closing because they cant afford the free care for illegals anymore.
Also, there’s so much bias in the title it’s absurd. Way to twist words to make it sound scandalizing. A more objective and accurate title of the video would be “Obama says there will be fines for people who can afford but refuse to buy health insurance, and not paying those fines will lead to penalties, possibly jail time”. I know it’s a little long, but the point is that it’s unbiased, unlike the title used here to get people up in arms.
@eifersucht2 You can essentially view health insurance like a tax, where everyone pays it, and everyone gets the service (unless you can’t afford it, in which case they’ll help you out). Your comment is like saying you’ll “choose not to pay any taxes”, and not use any public services, or publicly funded entities. Sorry but that’s not how it works, and if you choose not to pay your taxes, there will be penalties. Same thing here.
@Trashfished - it’s not even really about Obama or anybody who else who happens to play the ROLE of a president — none of it’s even real — voting is a FARCE that doesn’t accomplish anything but make people FEEL like they might be actually doing something!
@InvisibleRefugee2 Im with ya.! fuck obama and every idiot that voted for him.
You can’t compare health insurance to auto insurance because you aren’t mandated to have auto insurance UNLESS YOU HAVE A CAR.
@MagicFruit904 Who indoctrinated you? So just throwing you in jail is bad but it’s OK that they made up a law to make you lawless so they can justify putting you in jail? What if I choose not to pay, and not to go to a hospital. Ever. Do I really deserve to be thrown in prison?
WOW he’s really comparing it to car insurance? That’s the same argument I hear from every regular jackoff.
Everybody doesn’t HAVE to buy auto insurance; if I don’t like it I can opt out and choose not to drive.
What am I supposed to do about health insurance? I guess I can opt out of living, but that’s illegal too..
If you have to put a gun to my head and force me to go along with your plan for it to work then it doesn’t need to work.
@zegermandude - actually, I have already experienced a little taste of where it goes, that’s why I know what’s going on… & know that the direction we’re headed is far crazier.
@InvisibleRefugee2 Amen brother, be ready to fight for your liberty, ’cause uncle sam is about to give you the fist of fury. You dont want to know where the fist of fury goes…….
Amish people and muslims are exempt from buying insurance and yet get free healthcare under this plan. Muslims are also exempt from body scanners. I never bought into that whole Obama was a muslim but now things are starting to make me rethink that!
Here comes Illuminati, watch out everyone!
LYING TWO-FACED SCUMBAG!!! HEEEEELLLLL NO! OVER MY DEAD BODY will I EVER, EVER BUY so-called “health insurance”, or pay anyone in the MEDICAL MAFIA, EVER!!! You can throw this one in jail & if you expect to work my body for free to pay the SICKO DEMENTED MEDICAL DEITIES, you’ll have to KILL ME FIRST!!! Liberty or Death!!!
The Lord Jesus Christ and Our Creator are the only source of protection of my body and that of my family that I can accept. I have faith that the body that God has designed for me is flawless, if I should fall ill then it is my fathers plan for my life which I accept. To interupt the natural process of “God’s will” would go against my faith. To ask of me to do otherwise will be asking me to “Give up faith in God”. I will do no such
…how stupid are you all that you can’t even comprehend English… the reporter said IF YOU DON’T PAY YOUR PENALTY, there WAS a threat of jail time. you can go to jail for not paying your penalties/fines/court costs for breaking a law. grow up!! stop twisting it. and like welfare fraud, someone may find a way to cost the system thousands of dollars and YES THEY SHOULD GO TO JAIL IF THEY CAN AFFORD TO PAY AND THEY DON’T.
Love how he compares cars to human beings. I guess if we want to drive our bodies we need to have a license for it too.
you guys voted for him live with it.
Most people who do not buy health insurance are not expecting a free ride you piece of fucking shit.