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Author: jw |
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Date Posted: 20:14:27 07/12/07 Thu In reply to: Duncan7 's message, "Re: See sicko, this movie is going to change many attitudes" on 03:48:20 07/08/07 Sun You recognize that a large percentage of americans are irresponsible, they are unable or unwilling to take proper care of themselves and instead blow their money on useless consumer goods. How are such people ever supposed to make a good choice from the many health care plans offered by our private profiteering health care system? Even for those of us who have a sense of values and priorities, having to decide from all of these different plans is just another layer of stress in life that we must deal with, all so that corperate executives can make tens of millions, sometimes hundreds of millions of dollars a year. We have to worry about loosing our health insurance, or being denied coverage we are entitled to, this is unimaginable in free democratic countries that have national health care, the hospital would never consider sending you a bill, the government pays for it. Health coverage is usually something you need during a very stressful time in your life, such as sickness, birth, or accidents, most of the time these occurances have little warning, having to sift through binders filled with medical bills is one source of stress we don't need, and national health care can eliminate. I know about this because it is normal when you have a major medical problem or birth for the health insurance to deny some of the claims, when this happens the doctor or hospital usually just bills the patiant and the patient has to become a social worker and fight the insurance company. The patient will usually find out what the problem is and get covered, usually it's just a billing error, but when everthing else in life is chaotic this will add a huge amount of stress, in the case of a reletive who died it is unbearable. Even if national health care cost more, for this reason alone the extra cost would be worth it. >Alot of americans put themselves in that position. >They buy beyond their means and blame the rest of >society for it. I've been in the private and public >sectors and the same holds true in both areas. It >comes down to the choices you make and frankly if you >make a bad choice you pay the price. If you believe >those places are so much better you owe it to yourself >to go there. The lines are much shorter to get in then >they are here. Wonder why that is? Maybe you just >think it's better. > >> I know people who live in europe and canada, and it >>is much better over there. Unlike most americans, >>europeans actually have vacations, and they travel. >>Common europeans take one month long vacations, they >>actually see the world, something that is unheard of >>for most over-worked americans. Because americans are >>constantly working hard so the priveleged few can be >>filthy rich, they do not get a chance to see how much >>better people in free democratic countries live. >> >> It is the duty of any patriotic american to work to >>make america a better place for all people, and i will >>work to improve america by having big business and the >>rich pay their fair share so we all can have good >>health coverage and other social benifits that free >>democratic countries provide for their people. >> >>>"Falling behind" is a bit realativistic don't you >>>think? I'm doing pretty well and so are you. To make >a >>>movie edited to meet the authors point of view isn't >>>my idea of getting ahead and never will be. I've >lived >>>in europe and they don't have it any better then we >do >>>they just have it differently. If that suits you I'm >>>sure there is housing available to you. I prefer to >>>live here in america. If I had the same attitudes >that >>>some of you do i wouldn't live here, but that has >>>always been the difference between us. If I don't >like >>>america I can always go somewhere else. You would >>>rather take all the bad things and put a spotlight on >>>them as if there is no good anywhere here or in >Moores >>>case just lie to suit your needs. That isn't reality. >>>Change to suit the way you want to live, don't think >>>your going to change things to make me live the way >>>you want me to. Especially based on edited film that >>>says what ever they want it to. >>> >>>> Yeah, for too long everyone believed that line >big >>>>business keeps feeding us that americans have it >>>>better than anyone else in the world, there are no >>>>alternatives to our capitalist system. It is very >>>>hard for many americans to accept that our society >is >>>>falling far behind most democratic countries, but we >>>>must face reality if we are going to use our freedom >>>>for the better. Katrina forced many americans to >>>>confront the reality of our social decline, "sicko" >>is >>>>the next logical step, but without the damage of >>>>katrina. >>>> >>>>>It's amazing how you can edit to make people say >>>>>whatever you want them to isn't it? >>>>> >>>>>> The movie was both extremely sad and hilarious, >>>>but >>>>>>it was an extremely important look at the failures >>>>and >>>>>>cruelty of our for-profit health care system. I >>>>>>regret to say that from the stories of people i >>know >>>>>>personally, this documentary is accurate. Many >>>>>>americans buy the line that we have it the best, >>>that >>>>>>is the furthest from the truth, america is in >>social >>>>>>decline, it is time we confront this reality in >>>order >>>>>>to better ourselves, that is the spirit of freedom >>>>and >>>>>>democracy. >>>>>> >>>>>> Micheal moore has done an awesome job in making >>>>his >>>>>>point, it is not likely that anyone could have >done >>>a >>>>>>better job in 2 hours, the movie is a great >service >>>>to >>>>>>our country, it is our patriotic duty to see it, >>and >>>>>>do what we can to bring proper health care to all >>>>>>americans. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |