Michael Moore's "Sicko"

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I saw SiCKO over the weekend and was - sickened?

Sure, it's got a lot of grandstanding and Moore-isms but the general message comes through loud and clear: Healthcare in the USA is broken and making huge profits by denying people the life saving treatments they need is an abomination.

I know that many people are SOO butt-hurt by the idea of paying for someone else's catastrophe or lifestyle choices or whatever. But we are talking about people's lives and health here. Who doesn't drive? And who wants to worry about being sent to the Wrong hospital (not in-network) in case of emergency?

Heathcare should not be decided by people in cubicles anywhere but by doctors and their patients. I thought Moore did a pretty convincing job of showing the French system and how non-involved the government is in healthcare decisions. And I found it interesting the whole concept that the Government is dictated by the wishes of the people rather than scaring the populace into submission.

A poor country like Cuba can have healthcare for all and be 39th in the world's rankings. We are one of the richest nations (or maybe the richest?) and we come in 37th? That is disgrace of the highest magnitude and shows that greed run amok does not have pretty results.