In the natural world we find that there are two basic things that drive the actions of all animals.

"Fight" or "Flight"

Its the way this world is designed, either something is attempting to eat something, or something is attempting to not get eaten.

Strange as it may seem to some people, this very same principle works in the human world as well.
We find it running under the terms "Fear " and "Greed"

Its this 'fear and greed" that runs Wall Street.
It forms the basic foundation to all human actions.

Fear, and greed...

The Mitt/Obama plan appeals to the "fear" part.
"You do this, or else!"

I suggest that a better plan would appeal to our greed.
I suggest that a far better way to reach the goal of universal insurance coverage, is to appeal to the greed of each person.
make it in their own self-interest that they sign up for insurance.

appeal to people's greed!

Make it so worth their while that everyone will see the point in signing up and getting coverage.

heck, make it like AmWay is run, where when you sign up, and get your kids and grand kids to also0 sign up that there is a little kick-back to you...
The more people you get to sign up for insurance in your family, the more you save on your own insurance!.

Have a grandparent be the one to put the pressure on their adult children to get the same good insurance for that new baby.

that's the *** of the grandparent...not the government!