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Old 06-17-2007, 05:03 AM
Eihli Eihli is offline
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Default Michael Moore\'s new film: Sicko

Michael Moore has a new film coming out in a couple weeks that talks about National Health Care systems. The film is already all over the internet - http://openflv.com/watch?v=NDE5OTQ4Nw==&p=0 it's down atm - and for those of you that have seen it, I figure this forum would have the best discussion for or against what Moore presents in this film.

I haven't formed an opinion yet. I want to hear more from each side before deciding which system is best. One of the many things I don't like about the film though is it seems more like an advertisement trying to get people to move to other countries, rather than a documentary explaining the economic benefits and consequences of each system.
For example, he's constantly using the word "free".

Moore: So, how much did you have to pay for the surgery?
Patient: It was free.

Moore: So, you got your fingers re-attached completely free of charge?
Patient: Yeah, anyone would.

He also said that the birth mortality rate was lower in
El Salvador than in the U.S., which a quick look at gapminder shows is false. http://tools.google.com/gapminder/#$majo....2$inds=USA_tHy,,,,;SLV_tHy,,,,

There are many other things in the film that make me want to hear from someone more intelligent than Moore explain the benefits of a national system.
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