Did you know the IRS will regulate health care coverage enforcement?  Mandate with no means or funding....he he he he he he he ......

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The health care reform bill to be signed Tuesday by President Obama would give the IRS a new mandate to enforce some of the initiative's key provisions -- but apparently not the means to do so.

Under the Senate bill approved Sunday by the House, the Internal Revenue Service would be called on to ensure Americans are obtaining health care insurance and businesses are offering it, or else they could face fines. Many would receive subsidies to help pay for insurance.

The emphasis is on incentives for healthy people to buy insurance, thereby spreading the risk of older, less healthy people over a broader pool of customers. For those earning between $22,050 and $88,200, there are tax credits for health insurance premiums. In addition, individuals initially face fines of up to $750 for not buying in; businesses would face fines of up to $3,000.

i just read that 30 states are involved in the lawsuits, to stop obumblers law.....

There are so many aspects of this whole process that have p*ssed me off, but this am an editorial cartoon in the qc times inferring that the GOP tried to 'save' the 'status quo' gave me fire in my gut! nobama also said that if they voted no on the bill it was a vote for the status quo. Conservatives/Republicans fought tooth and nail to be part of putting the bill together and were totally locked out, and NEVER, NEVER said that we didn't need some elements of healthcare changed! We now have this HUGE pile of paper that is totally unmanageable in the real world of seeking healthcare, not to mention a mountain of special deals to pay off for certain members votes. So tell me again how all of that is good for the United States of America!

As I've said it is. It only depends on a person's political bias. We all have accepted states inforcing car insurance by law. We have all also accepted by law that workers comp insurance is required by companies for their employees.

There are many examples of federal laws "making" states do things. Think Social Security, Medicare, EPA, etc.