[quote=GH]The most likely health bill to pass will include a fine for (the rich) – earners over $16K a year of around $750 each. This sounds like a BIG tax increase on wage earners between $25K and $50K who are barely meeting their current obligations or rent and car payments etc in more expensive areas of the country. I have not heard how much health insurance will cost these families, but a partially employed family of 4 could easily end up with a $3,000 fine each year in additional IRS taxes for failing to pay some undetermined amount in health insurance premiums. This does not sound constitutional to me, and most certainly is not the NO taxes we were promised for earners under $250K a year. I had this administration pegged as Bush 2 from the get go.[/quote]
It does sound like a pretty hefty bill for a family of 4 making between $25 and $50K a year. Except the likelihood of them being subject to that fine is pretty slim. If, by chance, their employer isn’t required to pick up part of their insurance bill, they would be eligible for assistance in paying the premiums. (Those making up to 4x the poverty level income will receive assistance.)
