Bring It On: I Will Not Comply with Obamacare

[Red James Cash]

Bring It On: I Will Not Comply with Obamacare

truther October 7, 2013

Daisy Luther

I will not comply with Obamacare.

There. I said it.

I am unequivocally not going to be complying with Obamacare.

I also won’t be purchasing health insurance at 4 times the regular price, nor will I participate in the government-funded “exchange” for “affordable” healthcare.

Now, first, let me be clear – this isn’t because I’d be paying $20,000 per year for the crappiest coverage. In reality, Obamacare and the subsidies my family is eligible for would make the cost incredibly reasonable – but that is not the point.

The point is this: I am an American, and as such, I refuse to be forced to purchase anything else. I have already been forced to have car insurance, forced to purchase annually the “privilege” of driving via a license and having a (paid-for) car on the road via a license plate, and forced to pay taxes on my income and every purchase that I make.

When I moved back home to America after living in Canada, I never expected to be subjected to government coercion on this grand scale. I will not comply. The government is fond of saying that they will not negotiate with terrorists. Well, neither will I – and the US government under the reign of Barack Obama is the biggest terrorist organization around.

Michael Rivero of What Really Happened gives the best explanation I’ve seen for why the government is so intent that everyone must participate in this program. They have run the country into the ground and want to force us all to pay as they vainly struggle to keep things afloat. This is a last ditch effort – the only alternative is economic collapse.

Obama’s utter refusal to compromise or delay Obamacare is more than mere political grandstanding. Obama has to prove he can continue to make the payments on the government debt. Now, based on reports we are getting from people who did sign up for Obamacare, they are being offered policies that cost about $500 a month, and have a deductible in the tens of thousands. That means that for the vast majority of Americans, they will be paying $500 month for insurance that will in fact pay none of their medical costs. So, $500 a month is $6000 a year times 200 million complying Americans equals $1.2 trillion a year pouring into the Health Insurance companies as pure profit, of which the US Government gets almost $200 billion in taxes (plus the IRS fines on those who refuse to sign up). And THAT is why Obama is demanding that Obamacare move forward now, despite a totally botched computer management system and despite 71% public opposition. Absent that new cash flow, the US Government will collapse, and the one year delay proposed by the House of Representatives is far too long to survive without some new source of loot from the public. (source)

It’s clear that our non-compliance in large numbers could stop this madness. We just have to say, “No. I will not comply.”

Why is this such a big deal?

There are numerous reasons for my planned non-compliance.

1.) People who make more money than I do should not be forced to subsidize my health care. I have no desire for a handout and this is assuredly a handout. One of my closest friends will be paying over $15,000 per year for a family of 5. With the small amount that I’d pay for my family, it is quite clear that my friend, and others like him, would be paying for us. I have always paid my own bills and don’t expect others to take up my slack. I am not a welfare case.

2.) Despite the fact that my family is apparently far before the poverty level, we don’t feel poor. We have everything we need and some of what we want. I budget carefully in order to be able to pay for things like the emergency trip to the dentist for my daughter last week. My child wears nice clothes to school, always has enough to eat and seems to feel that she has the same privileges and possessions as her friends do.

3.) This is going to delete the middle class. Once the wheels are truly in motion, there will no longer be a middle class. Everyone will be either dirt poor or well-to-do. There won’t be any middle ground, as average folks watch their expenses skyrocket. Soon people will be forced to make the choice between Obamacare and food.

4.) This is just another way to make the populace dependent on the benevolence of government. Much like the push to put people on food stamps, what better way to make people dependent than to force them to accept this type of assistance? If private health insurance continues to spiral wildly, then almost no one will be able to afford health care without Obamacare.

5.) This is an assault on my medical privacy. Does the government need to know a person is depressed? If a woman skipped a mammogram that they feel is vital? That someone might have opted for an “alternative” treatment? If they have an STD? If they have a sexual dysfunction? NO. It directly violates the doctor-patient privilege. Furthermore, data has already been leaked and the system isn’t even live yet – all sorts of non-medical-professionals will have access to my personal information, both medical and financial.

6.) I’m not having my family’s health care decisions made by other people. What happens when I refuse to vaccinate my children? Right now, that is my choice, but when someone else is paying for it, will I still have the option to say no? I always opt for the least chemical, least invasive treatments possible, but when someone else pulls the strings will that still be an option? If I refuse treatment will they refuse payment? Will I no longer be allowed to leave my home during flu season if I don’t get the flu shot?

What are the ramifications of non-compliance?

Noncompliance with Obamacare has harsh penalties. The government wants you to feel as though you have no choice whether or not you participate. The scare tactics are already operational, as one man found when he attempted to opt out of the online sign up.

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. (source)

If you refuse to comply, here are some of the potential punishments you could be subject to, according to a Senate research document called The PPACA Penalty Provision and the Internal Revenue Service.

#1. You will be assessed a penalty by the IRS on your tax bill. You will be told to pay the fine and will not receive any retroactive health care coverage – in other words, you get nothing for your money.

If you skip the insurance, you’ll pay a penalty. For 2014 the fine is $95 for an individual or 1 percent of your income, whichever is greater, along with $47.50 per uninsured child, maxing out at $285 for the year.

But by 2016, an individual would pay $695 or 2.5 percent of your income.

The TurboTax website has a calculator to help you determine how high a penalty you’d pay.

Without insurance, you’d also face a double whammy. By 2016 you’d be forking over almost $700 to the federal government and having nothing to show for it, and still have to pay your own medical bills if you’re injured or become ill. (source)

#2. If you, like me, refuse to pay that penalty, they’ll up the stakes by withdrawing the penalty from any tax refund that you are due.

#3. If you aren’t due for a tax refund that they can seize, and you still refuse to pay the penalty, the next step might be for the IRS to pursue the penalty in the same way they would any non-payment of taxes.

Section 5000A(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) states that “the penalty provided by this section shall be paid upon notice and demand by the Secretary.” Subject to certain exceptions, the penalty is to be assessed and collected in the same way as assessable penalties. Assessable penalties generally are assessed and collected in the same manner as taxes.15 (source)

#4. This could include “silent” liens on your property which you wouldn’t even know about until you tried to sell something big like your home or your car.

Once the tax is assessed, the taxpayer will receive a Notice and Demand for Payment, which will advise the taxpayer of the balance due—the sum of the assessed tax plus interest and applicable penalties—and request payment in full within ten days. If such payment is not made, a federal tax lien will be created under § 6321 of the IRC.18 This is often referred to as a silent lien because, at this point, there has been no notice of federal tax lien (NFTL). Without notice, the IRS’s claim against property still takes priority over most other claims; however, certain claims would be superior to the IRS claim. These include a subsequent purchaser of the property as well as holders of security interests, mechanic’s liens, or judgments, even if they arise later in time.

Generally an individual taxpayer may receive up to 3 more notices requesting payment. The last of these notices is sent by certified mail and is a notice of the IRS’s intent to levy the taxpayer’s assets to satisfy the tax debt. This notice also advises delinquent taxpayers that the IRS may file a NFTL if payment is not made within thirty days. If none of these notices results in payment or a payment arrangement,20 in most cases the account is then transferred to the IRS’s Automated Collection System (ACS) (source)

#5. Next they could potentially empty your bank account and take your property and sell it out from under you.

Thirty days after providing a Final Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to Appeal, the IRS may levy the taxpayer’s property, both real and personal.22 This means that wages may be garnished until the tax is paid in full. All funds in a bank account that are available for withdrawal on the date the levy is received by the bank may be taken.23 In some cases, the IRS may sell property belonging to the taxpayer after providing public notice and advising the taxpayer of the minimum bid price. (source)

#6. No mention is made of taking away your driver’s license, but if you happen to be a federal contractor things could get hairy.

Delinquency in federal taxes is a ground for debarment of a federal contractor. However, debarment is not an automatic process and requires that the contracting agency initiate debarment proceedings against a government contractor. (source)

#7. But maybe they won’t really do it. According to the PPACA, the IRS cannot go further than the silent liens for this particular penalty.

Section 5000A(g)(2) of the IRC limits the means the IRS may employ to collect the penalty established in the section. First, the taxpayer is protected from either criminal prosecution or penalty for failure to pay the penalty. Second, the IRS is prohibited from either filing a NFTL or levying any property in an effort to collect the penalty. There is no prohibition, however, on establishing a statutory lien against the taxpayer’s property under § 6321. No additional limits are placed on the IRS using correspondence or phone calls, either through its own employees or through private collection agencies, in an effort to collect the amount owed. Additionally, no restriction was placed on the IRS’s ability to use the refund offset as a means of collecting the amount due.

Those who are required to pay the penalty for failure to maintain minimum coverage but choose not to do so will be subject to increases in the amount owed due to interest and late payment penalties imposed on the penalty after it has been assessed by the IRS. The IRS may impose interest on tax, including penalties, under § 6601(a), (e)(2), and it may impose penalties under § 6651(a)(3).

A taxpayer who chooses not to pay the required penalty may ultimately forfeit more than the amount ofthe penalty if that taxpayer is ever in the position of having an overpayment to the IRS for any reason, since the refund offset applies not only to overpayments shown on original tax returns, but also to any subsequent adjustments, for example an audit by the IRS that results in an overpayment. Further, as explained above, it is possible that the IRS could present its claim when property is being sold and collect both the original penalty amount along with accrued interest and applicable penalties. (source)

I’m not a lawyer, but it appears to me that, according to this federal document, the absolute worst case scenario is that you would be assessed penalties on your penalties and the only way they could collect those would be if you sold your home or car. The trustworthiness of both the government and the arm of enforcement for this, the IRS, are dubious, but according to the codes that I am reading, that looks like the ultimate allowable collection strong-arm tactic.

Join me in saying no.

So, Obama regime, bring it on. I’m not just saying no, Mr. President. But HELL, no.

I am ready and waiting for the assaults from the IRS. I understand that within a period of time, I won’t be able to sell any large items that I have paid for – and that is fine – I would prefer to give them away than to pay this blood money. I have read the penalties and realize what I’m in for. I also know how other people who have said no have been treated – the IRS auditors are released like stealth weapons, destroying lives, shutting down accounts, and seizing property in order to make an example out of the resistor.

However, I’m done. I will not be forced anymore. I don’t really care what the Supreme Court says – I have also read the Constitution, and no place in it does it contain the phrase, “Participation in Obamacare is your duty as an American.” Mike Adams of Natural News referred to this as “unlimited theft and confiscation.” And he’s right.

I’ve started a page on Facebook called We Will Not Comply with Obamacare, where I can pass on all of the information I come across regarding noncompliance with Obamacare. Please join me there if you have a social media account. Based on the figures that Michael Rivero put forth, the refusal of a small percentage of us to participate in this extortion could throw a giant cog in the wheels of this plan. If we have learned anything about resistance over the last few years, it is that the power of social media can be an enormous factor in educating the public and letting the government and large corporations know that our voices will be heard.

Sometimes revolution can be as simple as stating a calm and unwavering, “No. I will not comply.”

 

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Absolutely........... Been working hard to stir up a few things. Try my best to lay off it on here (Tnet) but no human could oppose the current tyranny more than I. I am through and literally looking for fight. It is time to make the current administration realize that as a free man.......what is mine is mine. When a man is forced to surrender the fruits of his labor in support of another, he becomes a slave by it's very definition. .....................................
A list of Obama's Constitutional violations.
•Used Executive Privilege in regards to Fast & Furious gun running scandal. When Government misconduct is the concern Executive privilege is negated.
•23 Executive Orders on gun control – infringement of the 2nd Amendment
•Executive Order bypassing Congress on immigration – Article 1 Section 1, ALL Legislative power held by Congress
•NDAA – Section 1021. Due process Rights negated. Violation of 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Amendments.
•Executive Order 13603 NDRP – Government can seize anything
•Executive Order 13524 – Gives INTERPOL jurisdiction on American soil beyond law enforcement agencies, including the FBI.
•Executive Order 13636 Infrastructure Cybersecurity – Bypassing Congress Article 1 Section 1, ALL Legislative power held by Congress
•Signed into law the establishment of NO Free Speech zones – noncompliance is a felony. Violation of 1st Amendment.
•Attempt to tax political contributions – 1st Amendment
•DOMA Law – Obama directed DOJ to ignore the Constitution and separation of powers and not enforce the law.
•Dodd-Frank – Due process and separation of powers. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau writing and interpreting law. Article. I. Section. 1
•Drone strikes on American Citizens – 5th Amendment Due process Rights negated
•Bypassed Congress and gave EPA power to advance Cap-n-Trade
•Attempt for Graphic tobacco warnings (under appeal) – 1st Amendment
•Four Exec. appointments – Senate was NOT in recess (Court has ruled unconstitutional yet the appointees still remain)
•Appointing agency czars without the “advice and consent of the Senate.” Violation of Article II, Section 2
•Obama took Chairmanship of UN Security Council – Violation of Section 9.
•Obamacare (ACA) mandate – SCOTUS had to make it a tax because there is no Constitutional authority for Congress to force Americans to engage in commerce.
•Contraceptive, abortifacients mandate violation of First Ammendment
•Healthcare waivers – No president has dispensing powers
•Refuses to acknowledge state’s 10th Amendment rights to nullify Obamacare
•Going after states (AZ lawsuit) for upholding Federal law (immigration) -10th Amendment.
•Chrysler Bailout -TARP – violated creditors rights and bankruptcy law, as well as Takings and Due Process Clauses – 5th Amendment (G.W. Bush also illegally used TARP funds for bailouts)
•The Independent Payment Advisory Board (appointees by the president). Any decisions by IPAB will instantly become law starting in 2014 – Separation of Powers, Article 1 Section 1.
•Congress did not approve Obama’s war in Libya. Article I, Section 8, First illegal war U.S. has engaged in. Impeachable under Article II, Section 4.
•Obama falsely claims UN can usurp Congressional war powers.
•Obama has acted outside the constitutional power given him – this in itself is unconstitutional.
•With the approval of Obama, the NSA and the FBI are tapping directly into the servers of 9 internet companies to gain access to emails, video/audio, photos, documents, etc. This program is code named PRISM. NSA also collecting data on all phone calls in U.S. – Violation of 4th Amendment.
•Plans to sign U.N. Firearms treaty – 2nd Amendment.
•The Senate/Obama immigration bill (approved by both) raises revenue – Section 7. All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives;
•Obama refuses to uphold the Business Mandate Law (ACA) for a year. President does not have that authority – Article. I. Section. 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States. The president ”shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed

 

[onfire]

TN you forgot he plays Golf like crap Maybe some day we'll see a hole in one

 

[austin]

Don't worry Red, I'll bring twinkies and kool-aid when I come to see you on visiting days...

 

[Jim in Idaho]

While I agree with the original post, I have to take exception about auto insurance. The only auto insurance, as far as I know, that we are required to purchase, is to protect other people from our mistakes...it's called liability insurance. It isn't for our own protection. We aren't required to carry auto insurance that protects ourselves, or our property...just to clear things up.
Jim

 

[Red James Cash]

While I agree with the original post, I have to take exception about auto insurance. The only auto insurance, as far as I know, that we are required to purchase, is to protect other people from our mistakes...it's called liability insurance. It isn't for our own protection. We aren't required to carry auto insurance that protects ourselves, or our property...just to clear things up.Jim

Here in MA,if you have a new car and payments,or are still making payments,you need full coverage.

 

[Red James Cash]

Don't worry Red, I'll bring twinkies and kool-aid when I come to see you on visiting days...

Make it coffee and funnybones and you have a deal.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Penalty is $95 or 1% of your gross income which ever is higher.

On income of $50,000 it would be $400 extra added to your tax bill the first year and goes up, by 2016 it is .025%, on $50,000 income one person would pay $5,000 fine and a family would be $12,000...

OBcare is the largest tax hike in U.S. history.

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

Penalty is $95 or 1% of your gross income which ever is higher.

On income of $50,000 it would be $400 extra added to your tax bill the first year and goes up, by 2016 it is .025%, on $50,000 income one person would pay $5,000 fine and a family would be $12,000...
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and that is one of the main reasons they are pushing for amnesty for illegals.
Sign up a billion new (illegal)citizens, get them on the pay roll, force them into o-care or penalties await,
take their money, too!

I've read their(o-care) computer software company is from Great Britian, or Europe somewhere, and they have been/are being investigated for fraud/corruption. If I can find that article again, I'll post link.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

and that is one of the main reasons they are pushing for amnesty for illegals.
Sign up a billion new (illegal)citizens, get them on the pay roll, force them into o-care or penalties await,
take their money, too!

I've read their(o-care) computer software company is from Great Britian, or Europe somewhere, and they have been/are being investigated for fraud/corruption. If I can find that article again, I'll post link.

The blunt of the new taxes will be paid by the middle class................

The lower your income, the larger your subsidy (tax credit). For instance, those making $17,235 a year will pay no more than 4% of income, or $57 a month, while those with incomes between $34,470 and $45,960 will pay a maximum of 9.5% of income, or $364 a month. The federal government will cover the rest in form of tax credits.

Anyone earning more than $45,960 would be responsible for the entire tab on the Obamacare health plan of his choice. Middle class will once again be subsidizing ............

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

I still think it's a raw deal, and it's starting to make my head spin. LOL!

Would that be $57 per family member? What's the deductible, outta-pocket, non-covered? If you got a $5000 deductible, then your paying that 5k, or not, and who picks up those "not paid" balances? Then when you don't pay into o-care, cause you can't afford it, then they can attach part of the 18 hours worth of wages? You'll be working for the government, just to keep what you already own, or keep them from taking it.

There's too many variables, for me to try to get a clear understanding, atm.
I do know 4% x 0 = 0. So if you can't pay for ocare, in penalties they will attach and take everything(income and property)
WOW, what does THAT make you think of?

 

[Jim in Idaho]

Here in MA,if you have a new car and payments,or are still making payments,you need full coverage.

Yeah, but I would bet that's a requirement of the lending agencies rather than the state. I've never lived in a state that required more than liability coverage. Not saying it's impossible, but I've never heard of it before. I've lived in CA, MT, ID, NM, AZ, WA, MS, TX.
EDIT: I just looked it up. Mass. requires only liability.
Jim

 

[Dave44]

I remember when the state( NM) did not require you to have liability insurance. Having uninsured motorist coverage was extra.

 

[Jim in Idaho]

I remember when the state( NM) did not require you to have liability insurance. Having uninsured motorist coverage was extra.

Yeah, but uninsured motorist coverage benefits you, and me....not the other guy. Requiring liability is a good thing. When you drive, you put other people at risk. To mitigate that risk, you need to protect them from your mistakes...that's where the liability comes in. That's not even close to requiring you to wear a helmet, or have a seatbelt on, or a hundred other things the government does to protect you from yourself. That business of protecting us from ourselves is where my fight with the government begins. That said, I do wear my seatbelt, and a helmet when on a motorcycle. Not because the government says to, but because it's smart.
Jim

 

[Dave44]

I agree Jim. On another thread I related a story where I had purchased Uninsured motorist coverage, and the person that pulled in front of me had none. Insurance, by it's nature is a bet,, it is hedging your bets. Laying odds sort of thing. Traditionally the ante has been relatively small, when the bet is a requirement that will change.

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

Fla has state required PIP Personal Injury Protection, this follows the person, not the vehicle.
Liability insurance can be waived. But, if in an accident, you have to foot the costs of all repairs, if deemed your fault. For someone that has nothing, np, file bankruptcy(which is what happened in a drunk driver case that hit me and 3 others). If you have above the norm(assets), you can be sued not only by persons you may have hit, but by their insurance companies too, as they attempt to re-coup

Un-insured motorists, you pay extra for, to protect you from those, that don't bother to buy any insurance(PIP, liability, anything).
Of course, their driver liscence and tags should be suspended in those cases, but they usually never get those notices either.

I'm with Jim in drawing the line at having an "authority" protect me from myself. They need to protect us from those that have the willful disregard for the laws, and fear no consequences. I have to pay extra(for uninsured) because others bother to pay nothing, and are rewarded for their behavior.
I'm gonna try not to let these things get to me today! Thank Dog for my company health insurance, at least till 2014.
No one has even brought up dental and vision, DOH!

 

[Jim in Idaho]

I agree Jim. On another thread I related a story where I had purchased Uninsured motorist coverage, and the person that pulled in front of me had none. Insurance, by it's nature is a bet,, it is hedging your bets. Laying odds sort of thing. Traditionally the ante has been relatively small, when the bet is a requirement that will change.

Yes, Dave, insurance is a bet. One of the things that really makes me laugh is how the liberals have morphed this discussion about healthcare into "health insurance". The insurance guarantees nobody's health. In fact, if you have no assets to protect, health insurance is a stupid thing to buy. What are you protecting? The whole deal is simply a way to get people who work to pay for the healthcare of people who don't. Nothing complicated about it. The complication comes in because the communists among us don't want to admit that's what they're doing. They hide behind the complications, and confusions, about Obamacare.
Jim

 

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DEMOCRATS TO AMERICA: WE OWN THE GOVERNMENT!
October 9, 2013

Ann Coulter - October 9, 2013 - DEMOCRATS TO AMERICA: WE OWN THE GOVERNMENT!

In the current fight over the government shutdown, Republicans are simply representing the views of the American people.

Americans didn't ask for Obamacare, they don't want it, but now their insurance premiums are going through the roof, their doctors aren't accepting it, and their employers are moving them into part-time work -- or firing them -- to avoid the law's mandates.

Contrary to Obama's promises, it turns out: You can't keep your doctor, you can't keep your insurance -- you can't even keep your job. In other words, it's a typical government program, but this one wrecks your health care.

Also, the president did raise taxes on the middle class in defiance of his well-worn campaign promise not to. Indeed, Obamacare is the largest tax hike in U.S. history.

Among the other changes effected by this law are:

-- Obamacare will allow insurers to charge 50 percent higher premiums for smokers, but prohibits insurers from increasing premiums for those with HIV/AIDS.

-- Nationally, Obamacare will increase men's individual insurance premiums by an average of 99 percent and women's by 62 percent. In North Carolina, for example, individual insurance premiums will triple for women and quadruple for men.

-- Health plans valued at $27,500 or more for a family of four will be taxed at a rate of 40 percent.

-- No doctors who went to an American medical school will be accepting Obamacare.

-- A 62-year-old man earning $46,000 a year is entitled to a $7,836 government tax credit to buy health insurance. But if he earns an extra $22 in income, he loses the entire $7,836 credit. He will have more take-home pay by earning $46,000 than if he earns $55,000. (If he's lucky, he already works for one of the companies forced by Obamacare to reduce employees' hours!)

-- Merely to be eligible for millions of dollars in grants from the federal government under Obamacare, education and training programs are required to meet racial, ethnic, gender, linguistic and sexual orientation quotas. That's going to make health care MUCH better!

-- Obamacare is turning America into a part-time nation. According to a recent report by economist John Lott, 97 percent of all jobs added to the economy so far this year have been part-time jobs. Ninety-seven percent!

-- Obamacare is such a disaster that the people who wrote it refuse to live under it themselves. That's right, Congress won a waiver from Obamacare.

Responding to the people's will, House Republicans first voted to fund all of government -- except Obamacare. Obama refused to negotiate and Senate Democrats refused to pass it.

Then the Republicans voted to fully fund the government, but merely delay the implementation of Obamacare for one year. Obama refused to negotiate and Senate Democrats refused to pass it.

Finally, the Republicans voted to fully fund the government, but added a requirement that everyone live under Obamacare. No more special waivers for Congress and their staff, and no waivers for big business without the same waivers for individuals.

Obama refused to negotiate and Senate Democrats refused to pass it. So as you can see, Republicans are the big holdup here.

A longtime Democratic operative, Karen Finney, explained the Democrats' intransigence on MSNBC to a delighted Joan Walsh (aka the most easily fooled person on TV) by comparing House Republicans to a teenager trying to borrow his mother's car. "No, I'm not negotiating!" Mother says. "It's MY CAR!"

This wasn't a stupid slip of the tongue that other Democrats quickly rejected. Finney had used the exact same metaphor to a panel of highly agreeable MSNBC guests the day before. (MSNBC books no other kind of guest.)

The left thinks the government is their car and the people's representatives are obstreperous teenagers trying to borrow the government. Which belongs to Democrats.

That's not how the Constitution views the House of Representatives. To the contrary, the House is considered most reflective of the people's will because its members are elected every two years.

As a matter of fact, the Republicans who mistakenly assume they have something to do with running the government represent most of the people who pay taxes to run it. So it's more like a teenager who is making the car payments, maintaining the car insurance and taking responsibility for registering the car being told: "It's not your car."

But the Democrats refuse to even negotiate. It's their government -- and if you Republicans think you're going out dressed like that, you've got another thing coming! Needless to say, they absolutely will not consider the Republicans' demand that Democrats merely live under Obamacare themselves.

Instead, Democrats say "the Koch brothers" are behind the effort to defund Obamacare.

They say Republicans are trying to "burn the whole house down" (Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz); "have lost their minds" (Sen. Harry Reid); are trying to negotiate "with a bomb strapped to their chest" (senior White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer); are "legislative arsonists" (Rep. Nancy Pelosi); and are engaging in "blatant extortion" (White House press secretary Jay Carney).

The MSNBC crowd calls Republicans "arsonists" every 15 minutes. They ought to check with fellow MSNBC host Al Sharpton. He knows his arsonists! In 1995, Sharpton whipped up a mob outside the Jewish-owned Freddy's Fashion Mart with an anti-Semitic speech. Sometime later, a member of the mob torched the store, killing seven Hispanic employees.

Every single Democrat in the country uses the exact same talking point: We "refuse to negotiate with a gun being held to our head."

Which means the Democrats will not negotiate at all -- not now, not ever. House Republicans have already passed three-dozen bills defunding, or otherwise modifying, Obamacare. Senate Democrats and liberal commentators had a good laugh at Republicans for passing them.

Now they're paying attention!

If you are in the minority of Americans not already unalterably opposed to Obamacare, keep in mind that the only reason the government is shut down right now is that Democrats refuse to fund the government if they are required to live under Obamacare.

That's how good it is!

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