There is no winning, whether the replacement bill passes, or not, or when.
The camel has his ass in the tent, we will never get all traces of him out. The government has no business in health care.
The dimocrats have won, I’m afraid. The only question now is how bad we lost.
Actually that's correct, concerning the federal government. The 10th Amendment relegates powers to the states and the people. (and churches/charities)
Since their inception, insurance and other components of the "financial services" industry have been the most heavily regulated sector of the economy (everywhere in the world)
Guess why that is.
The Commerce clause allows regulation of interstate commerce. (interstate competition) After that, the good-regulation state insurers will proliferate, as the bad-regulation state companies fade away.
(or their states will quickly enact market-friendly reforms)