So, I'm new here and all, but isn't the state crazy-broke? I thought this proposal failed last year because of the costs.
In any event, props to Arnold for pushing it. Probably won't go anywhere, but I think it's good to raise the issue.
http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2007/01/08/a_sleeper_issue_wakes_up_has_t/
The Republican Governor of the biggest state in the country is picking up where Hillary Clinton left off. Arnold Schwarzenegger has unveiled a breathtakingly ambitious health care plan that would extend coverage to nearly all of California's 6.5 million uninsured. It includes the most controversial element of Hillarycare: an "employer mandate," requiring that every business that has 10 or more employees cover them. Another provision--similar to the plan that Massachusetts passed last year--requires every individual to carry insurance, with subsidies for the 1.2 million poor people who do not qualify for coverage under Medi-Cal. The Governor says that he can save $10 billion a year by bringing health care costs under control.