Bigger government increases costs on all of us.

On 9/6/2010 11:02 PM, DanielSan wrote:
> On 9/6/2010 8:00 PM, Scout wrote:
>>
>>
>> “Free Lunch” wrote in message
>> news:s9ta86l8hvtpoi21l534p8njiof55krh6o @&*$?%4ax.com…
>>> On Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:00:07 -0400, Beam Me Up Scotty
>>> @&*$?%Blackhole.NebulaX.com> wrote in alt.atheism:
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>>>> On 9/6/2010 1:50 PM, RD Sandman wrote:
>>>>> Free Lunch wrote in
>>>>> news:jnd8865g5p8c6hb8ab28v91fnnk5q9d34u @&*$?%4ax.com:
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>>>>>> On Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:27:11 -0400, Beam Me Up Scotty
>>>>>> @&*$?%Blackhole.NebulaX.com> wrote in alt.atheism:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 9/5/2010 1:48 PM, DanielSan wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 9/5/2010 10:08 AM, Beam Me Up Scotty wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 9/5/2010 12:32 PM, Michael Coburn wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:44:54 -0400, Beam Me Up Scotty wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 9/3/2010 6:23 PM, Michael Coburn wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:40:59 -0400, Scout wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Michael Coburn wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:32:03 -0500, RD Sandman wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DanielSan wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:aqKdnXB4a9wceeLRnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d @&*$?%speakeasy.net:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 9/2/2010 8:20 AM, Beam Me Up Scotty wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Where is there unlimited authority to spend taxes?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are you serious?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmmmm, same answer Pelosi gave when asked if the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Constitution
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gave the feds the power to mandate everyone had to buy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> health
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> insurance or, possibly end up in prison.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is correct. If you can’t show proof of insurance, then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not get the favorable tax treatment of those who do. And in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that case you will owe the tax. People who do not pay their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taxes will probably have property seized and sold at auction.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Failing that, the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tax cheat may have to do jail time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> So much for the claim that NOT getting this insurance can’t
>>>>>>>>>>>>> result in criminal charges and even jail.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no idea where that claim comes from. It would be rather
>>>>>>>>>>>> silly to give people a pass on tax evasion.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Being forced to buy something is a tax….?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Can I then be “taxed”(forced) to buy porn?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You are forced to buy aircraft carriers. You are forced to buy
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> No I am taxed and send money to the government who spends it…..
>>>>>>>>> I’m speaking of being forced directly by law, to buy health
>>>>>>>>> insurance from an insurance company.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You are being forced directly by law to buy an aircraft from an
>>>>>>>> aircraft manufacturer. Boeing, a private company, has a contract
>>>>>>>> with the government to create aircraft. Therefore, I am forced to
>>>>>>>> buy things from Boeing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> NO you send cash to government….. they might buy hammers. Or this
>>>>>>> year planes or next year energy crystals to cure cancer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am forced to buy insurance and pay a payment directly to the
>>>>>>> insurance company for insurance.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You are free not to buy insurance. If you do not, you will be taxed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And if you pay that tax, you still don’t need to purchase insurance.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So it’s an optional tax….. and all taxes are optional?
>>>>
>>>> You can pay them or the government extracts them from your soul.
>>>
>>> NO, it is not an optional tax. It is a tax that is waived if you have
>>> insurance.
>>
>> Wrong, it is a tax which is applied if you don’t have “adequate” health
>> care coverage.
>
> Which, if you don’t have, increases costs on all of us.

Bigger government increases costs on all of us.