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Politico: Congressional Committee confirms: Buy Insurance, Pay ObamaCare Penalty or Go to Jail!

Posted by iusbvision on September 26, 2009

Politico:

This doesn’t happen often enough.

Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance.

Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead. He signed it “Sincerely, Thomas A. Barthold.”

The note was a follow-up to Ensign’s questioning at the markup.

2 Responses to “Politico: Congressional Committee confirms: Buy Insurance, Pay ObamaCare Penalty or Go to Jail!”

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