The OBL and the pro Mexican lobby hate the idea of personal responsibility. That is what this idea of Mitt's addresses in the end. What the hell is "collective punishment"? Your interpretation of personal responsibility gives you away.
So you agree those who have income should pay. That is good and the best way to pay is through an insurance pool where risk is shared. Who decides if one has money to buy insurance? If left up to the irresponsible they will never buy it. That is what Mitt's plan is all about. To force responsibility on those who disdain it. It is high time to get the criminal alien element and the OBL types and the Pro Mexican types to buy into the White, Western, Northern European culture and ethics that has distinguished the USA from all nations in the world and is exactly what attracts those who want to "live" in America but do not want to "be" American.
The big issue of this idea is that it will cause those who seek medical care to be identified as either a freeloader or a financially responsible person. I think that is a great idea. Have you ever walked into a car dealership and asked to have a car prepped for delivery before they ever ask for payment?
The OBL and the pro Mexican lobby hate the idea of personal responsibility. That is what this idea of Mitt's addresses in the end.In your dreams. This proposal is going to apply to people who have over a certain level of income (those who don't qualify for Medicaid). Officially, many illegals have no income, because they get paid under the table. Almost all the rest have very little, and would qualify for Medicaid. They don't pay much in the way of income taxes to begin with, so there isn't going to be much of anything to withhold from them. The state's still going to keep playing the cutesy little "don't ask/don't tell" game with them.
So you agree those who have income should pay.
They should be required to pay for the care they actually receive, yes. Doesn't mean they should be preemptively required by law to pay for the care they might receive. It'd be smart for them to do so, so as to avoid the consequences of receiving a bill that's over their head financially and having all their assets taken away in order to pay for it, but that's their choice.