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The JCT letter makes clear that Americans who do not maintain “acceptable health insurance coverage” and who choose not to pay the bill’s new individual mandate tax (generally 2.5% of income), are subject to numerous civil and criminal penalties, including criminal fines of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to five years.
Yes, tax evasion generally sends you to jail. I don't like the health care bill either but it's not demanding 15 grand from everyone and sending them to jail if they don't comply.