Comments on: How Does The New HELP Bill Save $400 Billion? http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/07/02/new-help-bill-cuts/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/07/02/new-help-bill-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-155038 stateofthedivision Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:58:34 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=17567#comment-155038 $1,000 fines for people with no coverage. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/07/03/ap6615804.html The individual will pay though the nose as the benefit migrates to the worker, with taxable consequences. It will happen slowly over time, but businesses and the wealthy don't want to pay to cover poor/middle class people. Those groups happen to sponsor our elected officials. $1,000 fines for people with no coverage.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/07/03/ap6615804.html

The individual will pay though the nose as the benefit migrates to the worker, with taxable consequences. It will happen slowly over time, but businesses and the wealthy don’t want to pay to cover poor/middle class people. Those groups happen to sponsor our elected officials.

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