Pay me now or pay me later !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Universal heath care is a very hot issue this election cycle. The Republican's scream socialism. The fact is the US is the only industrialized Nation without universal health care. Why? We are always the gold standard in every other type of service or infrastructure. For so long the Republicans have touted, "less Government, don't create another huge albatross like Social Security." "Socialism, Socialism" they cry. The truth is we are already a Socialized Democracy, Welfare, Food Stamps, WIC, Social Security, low interest business loans, the list goes on and on.
Let's not forget the 700 billion dollar bailout!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Insurance and Drug companies, have lobbied successfully to destroy universal heath care. Once again corporate greed, supersedes the welfare of the public.

The Republicans say, "the system will be abused by non-citizens". The fact is health care is already provided to anyone who chooses to go to the Hospital. EMTALA regulations do not allow Emergency Rooms to refuse care to anyone regardless of insurance or citizenship. In our border States Hospitals loose countless millions treating the non-insured/non-citizen .
The Federal Government refuses to reimburse these States any monies.

So who do you think pays? The consumer of course. We all do, in higher health insurance premiums, higher prescription drug prices, higher co-pays, higher hospital co-pays, ER co-pays, worse care from HMO's. So if we are already paying, why do we fear universal health care?
Ignorance, lies, fear?

We all use preventive maintenance on our cars. Why not our bodies? Those without health care are less likely to go to the hospital. When they do go to the hospital, the lack of preventive health care makes their conditions much worse. Now their care is extremely expensive and often terminal. Once again who pays? And once again I say, we do. So if we are already paying for it, why not lower our cost by allowing all to have health care. Allowing all to use preventive medicine. Lowering our overall cost for health care in the long run.

So we can start to pay for it now, or we will continue to pay for it later!!!!








And once again if you think John McCain will fix the health care issue, then my friends you are sadly mistaken.


Angry Fokker