It’s a new Utah requirement, sir. All beneficiaries of the health care system must show proof of employment or, alternatively, that they are in school or a training program. There are exceptions for the disabled and mentally ill. Are you eligible for those exemptions, sir?
Well, sir, we certainly can’t just give away life-saving health care services without expecting you to have some skin in the game, now can we? It will cost the taxpayers money and the undeserving poor will catch a break.
But it is the ethical and moral basis of a law, passed by the Utah Legislature and signed by Gov.