SiCKO

[redsquirrel]

I forgot to post about this a couple of weeks ago..I went and saw it with my parents, and it was really impressive. Now, of course it's a Michael Moore film, and certain details are left out on purpose. It was 100% non-partisan. This was a simple reflection of big business and the health care giants that exist in this country. The thread about Americans being prescribed more anti-depressants than others sparked this post.

Regardless, as a citizen of this country, I feel demoralized by my own government.

It really is a must see. We have to do something about this

[Shibby]

I want to see it, but I will wait until DVD

[chan_ho_nam]

It really was eye opening for me to watch, made me incredibly thankful that I live up north.

[Curls4dGirls]

It was 100% non-partisan.

Not a chance

[redsquirrel]

Not a chance

Try to be open minded. See it for yourself and you'll know what I'm talking about....Or, you can stick your head in the sand and pretend that there aren't ways to improve the system

[Bouncer]

there is definitely ways to improve the system. but i don't need the fat fuck Moore to tell me that. sorry red, i just hate the fat bastard.

[redsquirrel]

there is definitely ways to improve the system. but i don't need the fat fuck Moore to tell me that. sorry red, i just hate the fat bastard.

I can understand why a lot of people hate him. Many people hate his antics and his angle on things. What I can appreciate is his determination to bring it to our attention. There are so many things the media tells us what we should believe, and there are so many things we don't know about our lawmakers. You can hate him or love him, I don't care.

My point was that it's worth seeing, regardless of who made it; to make people more aware of how to change things. More importantly, how SO MUCH of the health care system is SO DEEP in EVERY politicians pockets; Republican and Democrat. Making it virtually impossible for a socialized health care system to become a reality because not many can compete with the huge pharmacuetical companies who are so against a socialized system. The greediness is simply dispicable.

[Bouncer]

I can understand why a lot of people hate him. Many people hate his antics and his angle on things. What I can appreciate is his determination to bring it to our attention. There are so many things the media tells us what we should believe, and there are so many things we don't know about our lawmakers. You can hate him or love him, I don't care.

My point was that it's worth seeing, regardless of who made it; to make people more aware of how to change things. More importantly, how SO MUCH of the health care system is SO DEEP in EVERY politicians pockets; Republican and Democrat. Making it virtually impossible for a socialized health care system to become a reality because not many can compete with the huge pharmacuetical companies who are so against a socialized system. The greediness is simply dispicable.

i see what your saying. i guess i just have a hard time listening to him because he bothers me so much. i guess that is ignorant on my part.

[blm]

I know a lot of people hate him but the fact of the matter is that his films or whatever you want to label them as make people think and that is the most important part whether you agree with him in the end or not.

I am looking forward to seeing it.

[Shibby]

I just finished watching this and I'm kind of speechless. I'm afraid of falling into the trap of it being to good to be true. I was very intrigued at the beginning where it showed a guy getting denied an implant to help his two year old granddaughter. The insurance would only pay for one. This was right after Moore had published an ad for personal stories of peoples problems with their health insurance. So the grandfather wrote back essentially asking if they are happy they get to be in Moore's new movie. Something like 2 days later they get a call from a senior person at the insurance company saying the denial for the second implant has be reviewed and is now approved.

Anyone that knows about the life in the other countries please add your views, especially Canadians. If it could be estimated out, how much do Canadians pay a year in taxes for socialized medicine?The main thought i am left with after the movie is that it seems that we all have chosen to have a government where we trade what could be a higher quality of life for everyone in this country; for the dream of being part of the upper 10% of society. Here it seems that there are no visible limits to how much money we could have, given the right circumstances, but it comes at the cost of our humanity and the other 90% of Americans.


They interviewed this GP in England who works for the government since his practice is part of the universal health system. He earns about 200K a year, has a million dollar home and drives a nice Audi. He also gets bonuses for getting people to live healthier like getting people to quit smoking. YouTube - Sicko: Michael Moore interviews Doctor in UK It sounds like the "American dream" part lost is that he won't have the chance to make more like $300-800K a year.

[bigscott]

I just finished watching this and I'm kind of speechless. I'm afraid of falling into the trap of it being to good to be true. I was very intrigued at the beginning where it showed a guy getting denied an implant to help his two year old granddaughter. The insurance would only pay for one. This was right after Moore had published an ad for personal stories of peoples problems with their health insurance. So the grandfather wrote back essentially asking if they are happy they get to be in Moore's new movie. Something like 2 days later they get a call from a senior person at the insurance company saying the denial for the second implant has be reviewed and is now approved.

Anyone that knows about the life in the other countries please add your views, especially Canadians. If it could be estimated out, how much do Canadians pay a year in taxes for socialized medicine?The main thought i am left with after the movie is that it seems that we all have chosen to have a government where we trade what could be a higher quality of life for everyone in this country; for the dream of being part of the upper 10% of society. Here it seems that there are no visible limits to how much money we could have, given the right circumstances, but it comes at the cost of our humanity and the other 90% of Americans.


They interviewed this GP in England who works for the government since his practice is part of the universal health system. He earns about 200K a year, has a million dollar home and drives a nice Audi. He also gets bonuses for getting people to live healthier like getting people to quit smoking. YouTube - Sicko: Michael Moore interviews Doctor in UK It sounds like the "American dream" part lost is that he won't have the chance to make more like $300-800K a year.

great post bro -- so fucking true and is the reason why this country will continue to falter

[Bouncer]

great post bro -- so fucking true and is the reason why this country will continue to falter

Move then you mike Moore faggisem fan. :P