Umm, as a resident of Kansas, I don’t like being the southern border of wtf country. Wow.
The lines aren't drawn yet, but the fact remains that the States CANNOT afford ObamaCare. Something's going to have to give.
That said, the Federal government would fight it to the end, as the Obama Land Grab (including that via EPA regulation, and Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae) is the ONLY way to collateralize the Federal debt to foreign and private lenders.
There simply isn't enough gold to cover the existing $12.4 trillion federal debt or the $24 trillion in debt projected by 2020. The GDP is only $12 trillion.