One-Year In Jail or $25,000 Fine for Not Buying Insurance Under Obamacare | The Weekly Standard

You are here: Blog / One-Year In Jail or $25,000 Fine for Not Buying Insurance Under Obamacare

Hot Topics:

3:51 PM, Sep 25, 2009 • By JOHN MCCORMACK

Single Page Print Larger Text Smaller Text Alerts

Politico reports on the consequences of not paying the $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance under Obamacare:

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."

« Previous Post

Cover

Conservative Intelligence
Satirical Wit
Foreign Policy Insight
Sophisticated Perspective

A Duke study documents the harm racial preferences in college admissions can do to the intended beneficiaries.

A Parody

A Parody

From The Scrapbook

From The Scrapbook

From The Scrapbook

Blaming the Jews—Again
Romney and Santorum Shine in Final Florida Debate
The Silence of the Republican Candidates

Could one of them say a good word about our troops?
Permanent Recess

The AWOL Democratic Senate.
Taxes and Romneycare

Thursday night's debate may have served to highlight two of Mitt's vulnerabilities.
The Worst White House Aide

Valerie Jarrett’s perfect record . . . for giving bad advice.
Evitable, After All
The Obamacare Decree Isn’t Merely an Affront to Religious Liberty
Turning Point

Is Lucretius the gateway to the modern world?
A Bridge, but Leading Where?

Ponzi at the European Central Bank.

The Official Obama Head - Get One!

The Romney campaign misfires.

Matt Labash’s dine and dash