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SickoIf you haven't seen Sicko yet you simply MUST. It is, without a doubt, one of the BEST films I have ever seen.

To make it easier for you I have provided the link to the film FREE in Google Video below.

The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee has joined other nursing organizations that are hosting 3,000 screenings Michael Moore's film Sicko, which premiered June 29.

The film argues that for-profit insurance companies should be eliminated, as they are financially motivated not to provide the best medical care, but instead to deny claims and withhold care as often as possible.

A press conference held on Capitol Hill featured clips from the film, along with testimony from congressmen who favor greater government involvement in medicine.

The film has already started debates on the subject; film maker Stuart Browning has made a short internet movie attempting to debunk Moore's claim that 45 million Americans have no health insurance and no access to medical care. Other critics have argued that guaranteed health care is not always as good as the film claims, sometimes resulting in death because patients have to wait too long for medical care.

AAPS June 24, 2007


Dr. Mercola's Comment:

Michael Moore's  Sicko is a powerful expose of what is wrong with our health care system  This is simply a must see for everyone, even if you think you are fully insured.  While I don't agree with his solution, I have never seen a better portrayal of what is wrong with the US health care system.


The movie chronicles Moore's interpretations of the problems with the conventional health care industry. And no matter what Moore's critics may argue, there can be no debate that the current medical system, run by multi national corporations with an eye on their profits rather than on your health, is fatally flawed.

What I would caution you though is to ignore Moore's solutions. He would have the US government pay for all the care for the uninsured. While the movie makes some compelling arguments and it might make sense for acute traumas, the bulk of the disease in this country are chronic degenerative diseases.

With the government NOT paying for these expenses the US is already paying more than two trillion dollars a year for "health care" and headed to three trillion per year by the end of the decade.

If the government assumes these costs it will bankrupt the country even faster.

The real solution to all the non trauma disasters that Michael documents is to revert back to natural healing that treats the cause of the disease. I carefully document a comprehensive plan in my ne book, Take Control of Your Health.

A 2001 U.S. study showed that about half of all bankruptcies in 2001 were the result of medical problems -- and most of those who went bankrupt for this reason (more than three-quarters) were covered by health insurance at the start of the illness. Medical bankruptcies affect more than 2 million annually.

It is true that the guaranteed health care practiced by almost all other industrialized nations isn't always perfect. It costs money in taxes, and there can be long waits, especially for problems that are not critical. But most people are already shelling out thousands of dollars each year in insurance premiums, and long waits are infinitely preferable to simply being denied care because the insurance company doesn't want to pay out -- a situation that happens far more often than you might think.

There is no question that we have an ever-increasing insurance crisis in this country for medical coverage. Please don't let the media persuade you otherwise -- this problem is only going to get worse. The solution is to change the entire system. Unless we change the system, drug companies will continue to extract hundreds of billions of dollars from our economy with virtually no benefit -- other than making themselves richer.

The solution is to redirect the spending to care that will build the health of the country. When our nation is focused on health achievement, rather than disease treatment, the total cost of providing medical care would dramatically decline, because healthy people require less medical resources.

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 +30 Points           
 
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BY Michigan Mom   
  
[ Joined on 06/06 ]
[ Posted on June 25, 2007 ]
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If people want to eat garbage and sit around all day, why do I have to pay for their open-heart surgery? Insurance companies don't pay for my homebirth,  my supplements, my gym membership or my chiropractor. Government health care will not be any different. I will pay for eveyone else's "sick care" and no one but me will pay for my family.  This is not freedom, folks. I don't even believe in vaccines so why should I be forced to buy yours?

This is  why we need to return to the republic the founders intended. Ron Paul for President!  http://www.ronpaul2008.com/
 

 +28 Points           
 
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BY limelemon   
  
[ Joined on 05/07 ]
Author of the Article [ Posted on June 26, 2007 ]
 

Right on!

Folks, notice she said "republic" not "democracy". This country is a constitutional republic not a democracy.

The difference being that in a republic, people have inalienable rights that cannot be voted away by a majority of voters.

Unlike a pure democracy, in a constitutional republic, citizens are not governed by the majority of the people, but by the rule of law. Constitutional Republics are a deliberate attempt to diminish the threat of mobocracy thereby protecting dissenting individuals and minority groups from the tyranny of the majority by placing checks on the power of the majority of the population.

Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what's for dinner.

A Constitutional Republic: Voting on dinner is expressly forbidden, and the sheep are armed.


 +6 Points           
 
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BY kabba   
  
[ Joined on 06/06 ]
Author of the Article [ Posted on July 11, 2007 ]
 
American's are blessed to have such brave individuals as Dr. Mercola and Michael Moore.  It takes guts to go out there and expose the corruption and face the nay sayers who are afraid of change even if it could make your lives better.  That's why they do it. 

Education is the answer.  Find out, read, take action.  American's please get so angry that you take control back from the government.   Get politically active people.   They are talking nonsense when they tell you that a government run program for yourhealthcare would be socialist and that it would cost you more.  They tell you what they think will scare you, not the truth.

The only people who would stand to lose if you went that direction would be the fat cats getting richer off of your dead bodies!  The government officials taking kickbacks as well as the medical insurance companies and drug companies.  The money is already out there but it isn't getting back to you people where it belongs.  The rich are getting richer at your expense right now.

And for those of you who say "I'm not paying for somelse's this or that because they choose to do, eat, smoke whatever else".  Think about this....Do you enjoy paying for an already rich person to further use your money to indulge themselves with unthinkablydecandent expenditures such as $10,000. lunches, $100,000. new cars every year, million dollar homes???????? How does that feel?  That's your money at work!

 +6 Points           
 
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BY ozseppo   
  
[ Joined on 06/07 ]
Author of the Article [ Posted on July 10, 2007 ]
 
I always get a chuckle out of the "why should I support some else mentality.  Why should I pay for the fire department to put out your blazing house?  Why should I pay for the paved roads linking you to the main highway?  

One day you'll figure out conses will arrive at the answer. 

By the way, I loved the Aussie public health system.  I could go to any doctor, anytime.  Got fixed up after an auto accident.  Doctors had Mercedes.  word got around about those who provided  good care, and they prospered with more patients.  This was during the Labor
Governmentof the 70's, the same one that removed racism with Al Grasby's multicultural revolution.

By the way, I don't hate you the way you small r republicans hate me.  I adore you for the diversity you provide in our society.  Matter of fact, I'm probably your mailman.  Thanks for taking me into your wonderful country.
"WE, the people", not , "I, me, mine".

 +6 Points           
 
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BY Michigan Mom   
  
[ Joined on 06/06 ]
Author of the Article [ Posted on June 27, 2007 ]
 
I homeschool. You're right you shouldn't have to pay for my kids. I'm not sure about the Canada comparison, as I haven't seen the movie yet. I will watch it, just to stay informed.

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