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"GOP Congressman: Health Care Bill Would Increase IRS" (by Manuel Quinones - produced by Capital News Connection, Washington, DC March 19, 2010):

http://www.capradio.org/articles/articledetail.aspx?articleid=7985

"California Congressman Wally Herger says the Democrats' health care bill will increase the size of the Internal Revenue Service.

House Republicans say the IRS will hire more than 16,000 new employees to enforce the so-called healthcare individual mandates requiring people to buy coverage.

Republicans also say the new healthcare bill will require 10-billion dollars to pay for new auditors, agents and employees at the IRS.

Herger says it's another reason to oppose the legislation.

HERGER: 'One-sixth of our entire economy to be taken over by Washington. by the federal government, with the IRS implementing this, enforcing it I should say is just one more outrage among many many outrages.'

Democrats say their overhaul plan will reduce health care costs over time - by making the size of the insurance pool larger. The House is expected to take a final vote on the plan Sunday with no Republican support."

The healthcare debate is no longer about establishing an economically viable, efficient, and effective healthcare system to keep people healthy at a price they can afford.

Instead, it is all about whether the Republicans or Democrats will win what has turned out to be a political "super-bowl."

It's just another move by Uncle Sam to take another big chunk out of your paycheck (if you still have one) without having to ask.

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