As small business owners we know all too well the pain of paying for health insurance. As my rates go up hundreds of dollars each year with very little explanation, less is covered. Every drug prescription I have received since the day I started coverage has not been covered! I have to pay full price for all non-generic drugs. I had an incident last year that ended up costing hundreds on top of my premiums. Obviously I’m not the only one being systematically screwed by the healthcare industry in this country, and this becomes painfully obvious in Michael Moore's Oscar nominated film - Sicko.
I watched Sicko last night for the first time, I wasn’t expecting much going in, just mostly what I have already read and heard about our healthcare system but interpreted by Michael Moore’s one sided opinions. I expected lots of Bush bashing (which is fine by me) with tragic stories and humor laced through out. I’m not going to get into the details of the film, just see it, I think every American needs to see this film. There is much more to what is wrong with our healthcare system than what most people know including myself When Sicko compares our system to other western powers and even a few third world countries, you see just how backwards and dysfunctional it is.
Did you know in France you can get a doctor’s house call at anytime for almost any ailment, back pain, cough, etc. for free? If your a new mother, the government sends a nurse to your house to help out for as long as you need them, they will cook for you and also do your laundry among other things, yes that’s also free. Sicko is packed with examples that put our pathetic healthcare system to shame.
"The U.S.A is a ME country not a WE country", this is the best line in the movie and pretty much sums it up. I just hope enough people see this to make difference.
What’s really amazing is Hillary Clinton is now the largest recipient of campaign contributions from the healthcare industry with Obama not too far behind. |Take a look
