"Pay me now, pay me later, either way you pay"

Here's the missing part of the "repeal and replace"  Obamacare happening in Washington.   Disclaimer - Jamaicans say "cockroach nuh business Inna fowl fight" but they also say "Mongoose say if yuh nuh tek chance yuh a nuh man", so here we go.

Ever since I landed in Canada at 17 years old and got acquainted with our universal health care system, I have been wondering why a huge country like America doesn't have the same thing for their people.   After all, I believe, and could be wrong, that before Obamacare sickness was the number one cause of bankruptcy in America. Would be interesting to see the stats for bankruptcy and also for emergency room care before and after Obamacare. 

Back to the point.   I've listened to the Republicans and they all talk about how horrible Obamacare is, yet the polls say something different.   Could it be possible that "it's crumbling " because what's what you've spend the last eight years doing, making sure your supports don't sign up and blocking bills that would ensure that it succeed? Also, I have not heard anyone talk about who pays for bankruptcies, or who pays for the hightest costs of emergency room care. Who pays for employment insurance, disability benefits, welfare and other social benefits when people don't get preventative care and end up with a health crisis?i could go on but I think you get the picture. 

Fact of the matter is everybody pays. You pay now, or you pay later but you still pay. One way cost more and causes way more suffering and the other way is more orderly, compassionate and cost less.   It comes down to a choice, and this choice reveals a lot about the collective consciousness of the society. 

Time to be honest folks!

Over and out,
Blessings, 
Beverley