Sure, 22 million losing something sucks. But remember, depending on the figure du jour, we were told anywhere from 30 million to 50-plus million lacked health coverage and were so desperate to get it that we had to pass it to find out what was in it. Even then, only a fraction of those clamoring masses bothered to sign up, despite a legal penalty for failing to get insurance. (In other words, that’s a tax on merely existing as a citizen.)

That tells us one thing: These figures are so grossly inflated and unreliable that merely repealing Obamacare and doing nothing else leaves us in no worse position. That doesn’t solve anything for people truly in need, and that isn’t good. Not that Congress can be relied upon to come up with anything better.

But we’ll always have that $2,500 annual premium reduction.

Oh, wait…