Personally I feel that anyone that doesn't carry at least some health insurance, is putting themselves in a very bad position. If you do have a job that offers insurance at some cost to you and you choose not to get it, that little extra that you pocket every month is small potatoes compared to what you would put out if you needed even some minimal hospital treatment, or an MRI, or a cast for a broken bone, x-rays, and I could go on and on with small stuff that costs big bucks.

However, I don't feel that it should be mandatory to have it. It's your choice. And should it become mandatory, I'm positive that there will be those who still won't get it. Sure - car insurance is mandatory, but look at all that break the law and drive without it anyway. Healthcare insurance will be no different.

And so in the end, the people that do carry motor vehicle and health insurance, are the ones that pay for those who don't - in the form of higher premiums, hospital costs, etc., etc, etc.

It a vicious circle!