Fairness Act Would Eliminate Obamacare Penalty For 2014

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Next week, House lawmakers are expected to consider legislation called the Simple Fairness Act to eliminate the Obamacare individual mandate for at least the remainder of 2014.

“Given all the problems Americans are facing with the rollout of ObamaCare, the House will consider the Simple Fairness Act,” House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said on the House floor.

“This bill will provide relief and fairness to individuals, just as the administration has done for businesses, by making the individual mandate penalty $0 for the remainder of the year.”

Supporters of the bill say that it will provide individuals the same break afforded to small businesses with 50 to 99 employees by the Obama Administration earlier this year.

The legislation, introduced by Representative Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.) on Friday, would effectively eliminate a $95, or 1 percent of taxable income, fine currently imposed on individuals who fail to buy insurance in 2014.

“The president recently issued another delay to unilaterally change his own law, a delay that protected businesses from the employer mandate tax,” Jenkins said. “It is not fair to give relief to businesses with big checkbooks, yet not help hard working families with relief from these unaffordable mandates.”

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