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Bill to Make the Fine $0 for Violating the Individual Mandate Passes by 90 Votes

posted on Mar, 6 2014 @ 12:32 PM

William Shakespeare said – a rose by any other name will still smell as sweet. This is a very simple, yet profound statement. The fine for not paying the individual mandate is not a fine at all, but a tax. You can call it what you want, but a rose is a rose, and a tax is a tax – even if they attempt to call it a “fine”.

The AHC bill was a unlawful bill, as it was proposed in a section of the government that is not responsible for creating a tax. The supreme court upheld the notion that it was a “fine” and not a “tax” because they are all puppets of the governing administration. This is simple politics at play, and it is nothing new.

There is nothing new under the sun, and this song and dance will continue until the end of time – so long as there is politics.

As citizens of the United States, we must make an effort to vote and educate people to the rule of law – and educate them primarily on what they can do to make the world a better place. Right now we have people doing what they want to do, simply because the majority are too ignorant to know what our ruler’s limits are. If the people truly knew what was constitutional and what was not they would not have the same passé attitude they have right now about the directions we are headed down.

But people are willfully ignorant – and they remain that way until something seriously hampers their daily lives. And by that time it is usually too late to do anything.

tax

noun

noun: tax; plural noun: taxes

1. a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers’ income and business profits or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.

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Bill to Make the Fine $0 for Violating the Individual Mandate Passes by 90 Votes

The bigger the lie: Fund-raising video invents "$3000 fine for being gay in Russia"

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WTF? California governor signs bill to jail or fine photographers

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Joe from MassPrivateI

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Sacramento, CA — Paparazzi and others who harass the children of public figures will face tougher penalties under legislation that California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Tuesday.

The bill from state Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, will boost penalties for actions that include taking photos and video of a child without consent and in a harassing manner.  

Celebrities such as actresses Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner urged lawmakers to support SB606. Berry testified before several legislative committees that her daughter has been intimidated by aggressive photographers who follow them daily, often shouting as they snap pictures.

The measure also will help protect the children of police officers, judges and others, who might be susceptible to harassment or unwanted attention due to their parents’ occupations, de Leon said.

“Kids shouldn’t be tabloid fodder nor the target of ongoing harassment,” de León said. He added that the new law “will give children, no matter who their parents are, protection from harassers who go to extremes to turn a buck.”

Under the legislation, which goes into effect in January, violators could face up to a year in county jail and a fine of up to $ 10,000. Fines would increase for subsequent convictions.

The bill also allows for parents to bring a civil action against violators to seek damages and attorney’s fees.

Media organizations, including the California Newspaper Publishers Association, opposed the legislation, saying it was overly broad and could restrict legitimate newsgathering activities.

De Leon’s office says the bill does not infringe on First Amendment rights because it targets the photographer’s conduct, not the act of taking a photograph. (how long before other states and police adopt this?)
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/23520543/calif-governor-signs-bill-to-deter-paparazzi

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Regulators to fine JPMorgan $80 million over consumer dealings: NYT

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(Reuters) – U.S. federal regulators are preparing to impose a fine of $ 80 million on JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) relating to its dealings with retail customers during the recession, the New York Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter.




Under the terms of the civil orders, the bank will have to acknowledge internal flaws, said the paper. (link.reuters.com/jes62v)




The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are expected to announce the actions as soon as next month, the paper said.




The regulators are investigating reports that the bank sold an identity-theft protection with false promises to credit card customers through a third-party vendor, the paper reported.




In another set of actions, the regulators are targeting the bank for flooding state courts with lawsuits that used faulty documentation to substantiate the amount owed by consumers, the people told the paper.




JPMorgan was not immediately available for comment outside of normal business hours.




Reuters earlier reported the bank already faces the prospect of paying $ 6 billion to the U.S. government to settle lawsuits over bonds backed by subprime mortgages.




(Reporting by Krithika Krishnamurthy in Bangalore; Editing by Mark Potter)





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