I Hope the Supreme Court finds the Affordable Care Act Unconstitutional

IANAL and I have not read the complete unabridged text of the bill but so far as I can tell the only piece that is likely unconstitutional is the individual mandate, correct? The commerce clause can be very powerful provided commerce is already taking place but I am not aware of precedent allowing it to <i>coerce</i> one into commerce in the first place.<p>Is there such a precedent? Would the existence of such a precedent be a good thing in the long term? I'm inclined to support this bill 100% but I just don't know what kind of effect this could have on businesses in the future.

What are the chances that if the Affordable Health Care act is found unconstitutional that America gets universal health care in the next decade?

Some people aren't in a position to take on the risk of entrepreneurship. Counting those with significant medical conditions among them doesn't strike me as abnormal.<p>If society is geared to reward risk takers who succeed, it seems that if society were then to eliminate a good deal of that risk, something in the arrangement would be lost.<p>How is universal healthcare any different to start ups than a government funded insurance policy that pays a modest amount when your startup fails?<p>My friend drives a nice sports car. He's outraged at the cost of dental work. He thinks dental care should be free to Americans. How is that any different that government subsidized sports cars?

Actually, I think the ACA does improve the situation he describes. Small companies, like start-ups, wouldn't be required to purchase health insurance and people whose earnings teeter at the edge of "ramen profitable" would likely be eligible for extensive subsidy.

Your friend is doing it wrong.<p>Instead of shelling out 17k/year, get a 5k deductible policy, and pay for the doctor visits yourself. put the 5-10k you save per year in some sort of investment you can get at when you really have to. Something like an index fund if you're young, or bonds if you're older.

Healthcare isn't a right. End of story.