Except the fine is based on income (at this point) so the freeloaders can STILL do that.
Most of the freeloaders are not the very poor. They qualify for assistance. Most of the freeloaders are the working poor. A single guy making $400 a week can’t really afford health insurance but he probably can’t qualify for assistance. Under the new plan, he has to buy the health insurance offered by the company or he gets nailed.
Making companies offer health insurance to part time workers sounds good to a politician but most of them can’t afford it. They need that $100 a month for cigarettes and alcohol and cell phone service.