This proposal will create another round of hardened opposition to this so-called health "reform", and it isn't pretty:
Just as auto coverage is now mandatory in nearly all states, Baucus would require that all Americans get health insurance once the system is overhauled. Penalties for failing to do so would start at $750 a year for individuals and $1,500 for families. Households making more than three times the federal poverty level — about $66,000 for a family of four — would face the maximum fines. For families, it would be $3,800, and for individuals, $950.
Public health paid by progressive taxation is the way to go. Throw these bums out of Congress and let's get the progressives in that we need for true reform. Oh, and we could end the wars while we're at it and spend the money on social and economic progressive policies.