progressivegal
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Good news! You don't have to.Sicko, Michael Moore's self-titled auto-biography
I wouldn't waste 3 cents on it.
Part 1:
http://insanefilms.com/?p=413
Part 2:
http://insanefilms.com/?p=415
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‘Sicko’ was a Gr8 film. We saw it today. This film is about real people with real problems and no one to help them even though they had health insurance. Thanks to Michael Moore we heard the truth. A CEO of a health insurance company made 1.6 billion dollars in one year by denying service to people. We need a law and we need some CEO’s in jail.
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The lady that lost her daughter because that first hospital would not help her, are you going to say she was not telling the truth?
The man without insurance that cut off two of his fingers in a sawing accident. Had the money to have one finger reattached and the other was disposed of, do you think he wasnt telling the truth?
Do you want to look at the other side of the woman that was denied a claim for a serious illness because she didnt name ALL her illnesses in the past illnesses column? She had a yeast infection years ago and that was the reason the insurance denied her claim.
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The other side is this...
Do you really think that getting the Federal government..those that have given you the US Postal service and FEMA...involved in health care will make the health care system better?
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I haven't seen any of Moore's propaganda films, and I don't plan on seeing any of them.
Anyway, what Moore failed to point out is that the hospitals that the common people in Cuba go to are run down and poorly equipped. Only the elite in Cuba are permitted to go to the better hospitals.
Socialized medicine is a failure. One in-depth look at Europe will prove that point.
Anyway, what Moore failed to point out is that the hospitals that the common people in Cuba go to are run down and poorly equipped. Only the elite in Cuba are permitted to go to the better hospitals.
Socialized medicine is a failure. One in-depth look at Europe will prove that point.
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The answer is YES, YES and YES. How could they do worst? What we have now is killing people. Did you see Sicko? What goes on now is criminal.
Do you believe people should get bonuses for denying sick and dying people medical or hospital service?
Do you believe the CEOs should get yearly salaries of 1.6 billion dollars by denying people medical services?
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The film we are talking about, ‘Sicko’, is a film about people with real health problems. The people themselves step in front of the camera and tell their stories and you are saying you will not listen to them because Michael Moore is holding the camera. How sad is that?
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GrinningDwarf
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You have no imagination, do you?
I agree that the system isn't great. My point is that getting the government involved won't help...in fact, that while it may indeed benefit some, the system would become worse for most everybody else. The last really successful Federal program was World War Two. (Thank you, George Will!)
Anyway...we're drifting from the movie Sicko into the wider discussion of universal health care. We should probably continue the discussion in another place if you'd like.
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I think the film did that as well.You have no imagination, do you?
I agree that the system isn't great. My point is that getting the government involved won't help...in fact, that while it may indeed benefit some, the system would become worse for most everybody else. The last really successful Federal program was World War Two. (Thank you, George Will!)
Anyway...we're drifting from the movie Sicko into the wider discussion of universal health care. We should probably continue the discussion in another place if you'd like.
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TemperateSeaIsland
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Under the US system how long would she have to wait to get one?
Would it be free of charge at delivery? Bare in mind she already has an analog aid so would here insurance company foot the bill?
If not how much would it cost?
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Actually, my mother has been told she needs a hearing aid. Her insurance doesn't cover it so she lives without one. That British lady has a hearing aid, even if it doesn't work as well as it could.
A friend of mine just spent four days in the hospital after being admitted for stomach pains that were traced to a "mass" on her innards. She was not allowed to leave the hospital. Now her insurance company (the premiums for which cost her 35% of her income) says she should have been scheduled for admittance and they won't pay for the stay, any of the tests, or any of the drugs she was given. So apparently the insurance company knows more than her doctor about what is necessary for good health.
I don't need to see Sicko. I live it on a daily basis. But I probably will see it eventually. I have liked all the other MM films I have seen. I agree with the poster who said they would like to see more proposed solutions. What's the point in being informed and outraged if there still isn't anything that can be done???
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