Neither... It'll just move the shells. (Score 1)

Like most thing political most ideas are never as bad as they are characterized or never as rosy as they are triumphed to be. I suspect that the increasing sense of entitlement will be a drag on our society going forward but things like mandatory coverage is a really good thing to have.

Interestingly things like pre-existing conditions could be done away with with a three-prong approach:

1. 1. Require every one gets coverage applicable to their age group and health history.
2. 2. Separate health insurance from employment (like Wyden-Bennett). That way it is portable and don't have to deal with pre-existing conditions on any switch.
3. 3. Stop using insurance as healthcare account. We don't use our auto-insurance to pay for our gas. Routine things should not be covered by insurance.

Where are conversations like this in the political arena? Instead of trying to get to root causes, we make it a debate of force vs. choice and then nothing but posturing gets done.