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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Obamacare Fines to be Seized From Bank Accounts?


Man who attempted to sign up claims he was threatened with drivers license being revoked, federal tax lien on home


Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
October 2, 2013


A man who attempted to sign up for Obamacare online was told that a fine of over $ 4,000 dollars a year for refusing to take out mandatory health insurance could be taken directly from his bank account, and that his drivers license would be suspended and a federal tax lien placed against his home, according to an entry on the HealthCare.gov Facebook page.


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Image: Obama signs the Affordable Care Act.



If true, the implementation of Obamacare is going to be a whole lot more draconian than Americans have been led to believe.


Will Sheehan claims that when he tried to sign up for Obamacare and then register to opt out, he received an ominous warning. Sheehan’s full Facebook post reads;


“I actually made it through this morning at 8:00 A.M. I have a preexisting condition (Type 1 Diabetes) and my income base was 45K-55K annually I chose tier 2 “Silver Plan” and my monthly premiums came out to $ 597.00 with $ 13,988 yearly deductible!!! There is NO POSSIBLE way that I can afford this so I “opt-out” and chose to continue along with no insurance.


I received an email tonight at 5:00 P.M. informing me that my fine would be $ 4,037 and could be attached to my yearly income tax return. Then you make it to the “REPERCUSSIONS PORTION” for “non-payment” of yearly fine. First, your drivers license will be suspended until paid, and if you go 24 consecutive months with “Non-Payment” and you happen to be a home owner, you will have a federal tax lien placed on your home. You can agree to give your bank information so that they can easy “Automatically withdraw” your “penalties” weekly, bi-weekly or monthly! This by no means is “Free” or even “Affordable.”



Sheehan went on to point out that the site makes you input all your personal information before giving you an indication of the costs, meaning a database of the “uninsured” is being built. He added that he could not afford to pay the premium so would have to break the law and pay the fine, leaving him with no health care coverage.


The federal government has consistently denied that any fines pertaining to Obamacare non-compliance could be seized from bank accounts.


“There’s no criminal sanctions for not paying this, and there’s no ability to levy a bank account or do seizures,” then-IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman said in April 2010.


In addition, Americans who refuse to pay for mandatory health insurance “shall not be subject to any criminal prosecution,” according to the law itself.


Section 1501(g)(2) of the Affordable Care Act also states that the IRS cannot “file notice of lien with respect to any property of a taxpayer by reason of any failure to pay the penalty imposed by this section.”


EIther Sheehan’s claim that he received this notice is a lie, or the feds have been dishonest with the American people all along, and the revolt against Obamacare is about to take “don’t tread on me” to a whole new level.


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This article was posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 10:38 am









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Obamacare Fines to be Seized From Bank Accounts?

Friday, September 20, 2013

Greenpeace activists seized near Russia


Denis Sinyakov / AFP – Getty Images



A handout photo taken by Greenpeace on September 18, 2013, shows Greenpeace activists boarding Gazproms Prirazlomnaya Arctic oil platform somewhere off Russia north-eastern coast in the Pechora Sea, an arm of the Barents Sea.




By Albina Kovalyova, NBC News Producer


MOSCOW — The Russian Coast Guard has seized a Greenpeace ship, holding about 30 activists at gunpoint and towing it to the nearest port, following a protest against Arctic oil drilling. 


Activists from the environmental group scaled the side of the Prirazlomnaya oil platform to try to prevent it from drilling earlier in the week.


Greenpeace said armed security services seized the ship Thursday evening.  


“This is pretty terrifying. Loud banging. Screaming in Russian. They’re still trying to kick in the door,” activists wrote on Twitter. Greenpeace International said Friday that they have had no contact with the ship since Thursday.


The activists said they believed the armed men were members of Russia’s internal security service, the FSB, the main successor agency to the Soviet-era KGB. 


Denis Sinyakov / AFP – Getty Images



A handout photo taken by Greenpeace on September 18, 2013, shows a Greenpeace activist attempting to climb Gazprom’s Prirazlomnaya Arctic oil platform.




The environmentalists say the oil drilling threatens the fragile Arctic environment – a charge Moscow denies.


This is the second consecutive year that Greenpeace activists have staged an action against the world’s first Arctic off-shore oil rig, owned by Russia’s state-controlled oil giant Gazprom.


The project is a sensitive one in a country that has made tapping the region’s resources a priority to drive the economy. 


Putin’s grand plans
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has often spoken about grand plans in the Arctic region – particularly the strategic gas fields of the north.


The battle for one of the world’s most inhospitable regions is something that was left over from Stalin’s times, when the Russian dictator industrialized the north, often through the use of political prisoners.


“There’s an element of a dream and national identity in the Arctic – and this can be used,” says Pavel Baev of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo. “It has to do with a personal interest of Putin,” he added.


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A handout photo taken by Greenpeace on September 18, 2013, shows a camouflage clad mask wearing officer of Russian Coast Guard pointing a gun at a Greenpeace International activist during the environmentalists’ attempt to climb Gazproms Prirazlomnaya Arctic oil platform.




Earlier this week, Putin announced that an old Soviet military base would be re-opened in the north of the country. It would play an important role in securing the Northern Sea Route, which is now open longer each year as global warming has increased the melting of ice, making the passage navigable. 


“Our troops left there in 1993, and yet it is a very important location in the Arctic Ocean,” Putin said, on Monday according to Reuters.


Putin’s Arctic ambitions are not new. In 2007, two Russian mini-submarines plunged down to the seabed of the Lomonosov Ridge, which Russia claims is an extension of Russian continental shelf. A titanium Russian flag was planted on the sea bed – a gesture that symbolized Russia’s intentions. Now, however, there is something to protect – the Northern Sea Route.


Russia’s economy relies heavily on oil and gas prices, but reserves are depleting. “The easy oil has been drilled and projects that remain are extremely hostile,” said Eric Kraus, an independent asset manager.


According to the World Bank’s analyst Sergei Ulatov, Russia’s budget is made of 50 percent gas revenues. But according to the World Bank, Russia is still facing challenges in modernizing and diversifying its economy.


Denis Sinyakov / AFP – Getty Images



A handout photo taken by Greenpeace on September 17, 2013, shows the Arctic Sunrise, Greenpeace’s Arctic protest ship, making its way somewhere off Russia north-eastern coast in the Pechora Sea, an arm of the Barents Sea, with Gazproms Prirazlomnaya Arctic oil platform drifting in the background.




The Prirazlomnaya oil field where the off-shore platform is placed, is thought to hold 526 million barrels of oil.  


‘Terrorist’ charges
Meantime, a Russian security services official said Friday that the charges against the Greenpeace activists may include terrorism – a charge that carries a hefty charge of up to 10 years in prison.


Of course, Greenpeace disputes the charge.


“The real threat to the Russian Arctic comes not from the crew of the Arctic Sunrise but from Gazprom, one of the most reckless oil companies in the world today,” said Ben Ayliffe, head of Greenpeace International’s Arctic oil campaign, in a press release Friday.


The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.


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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Cocaine hidden inside fake limes seized in Colombia



Colombian police discovered more than a tonne of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of fake limes on Thursday.




The shipment was intercepted in the Caribbean port of Cartagena, 650 miles (1,046km) north of the capital Bogota as it was being prepared for shipment to Belgium.




Colombian National Police released video of a drug agent opening one of the fake limes to reveal a parcel wrapped in clear plastic inside.




The seized drugs have an estimated value of about £38m, according to authorities.





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Saturday, August 3, 2013

$1.1 million worth of marijuana seized by Del Rio Sector Border Patrol


Kens 5 News
August 2, 2013


More than 1,300 pounds of marijuana was seized by the Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents in a series of five incidents, an estimated $ 1.1 million worth, according to a press release.


From July 23 to July 31agents made immigration and linewatch stops at the Eagle Pass North Station. During these stops agents found hundreds of pounds of marijuana concealed in duffel bags, trash bags and underneath tarps, according to a press release.


A case on August 1in Carrizo Spring station also resulted in hundreds of pounds of marijuana turned over.


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This article was posted: Friday, August 2, 2013 at 4:57 pm


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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

North Korea ship seized by Panama


File photo: Tourists watch as a cargo ship passes through the Panama CanalMore than 15,000 vessels sail through the Panama Canal each year


Panama’s president says his country has seized a North Korean-flagged ship carrying “undeclared military cargo”.


President Ricardo Martinelli told local media that the ship, which was sailing from Cuba, contained suspected “sophisticated missile equipment”.


He posted a photo of what looked like a large green object inside a cargo container on his Twitter account.


He said the ship, which was searched as it passed through the Panama Canal, was being held for further investigation.




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North Korea ship seized by Panama