Since It's the Election Week we go for something that matter to the event.
This week on DVD I’m going for something older. Sicko. Not really the oldest out there. But I do think that every American should check it out.
Reason is simple, do not hide your head when you are looking at your very own health issue and the policy that really have collapse.
Everyone in America knows that their health care sucks. But how bad is it?
You just have to go over their border to know.
Politics aside we are in the end talking about how other country is about?
German and France have free health care and education. France offer pregnant woman half year maternity leave and government child care and home help for new mother. You don’t have to pay a dime. Even if you are foreigner in the country, you are consider a guest, there’s no payment required when you go to the hospital.
Ok fine that maybe these maybe the only exceptional case there is out there. Have you check Canada and Mexico? The same medicine you can at 10% of the price you pay in Mexico and Canadian have free medicare and prescription, totally….
Still not convince? No matter how bad we all think the Cuban are, their medical is free, and if the same medicine sold for more than 100 bucks in US cost only 5 cents that’d be ridiculous and it does. And it’s not about American hero being treated badly, the veteran or the volunteer from 9/11. But to treat all people the same, if that’s the case and the people in the movie actually got the same treatment as everyone got in Cuba. A medical personnel’s dream to not tell any people to go away because of race, nationality or anything else, and just treat them as normal human being.
Even Britain did better on that part, you don’t have to pay for anything to go to hospital, emergency room or not, then there’s the doctor coming to your house, for free. Yes, free. and the prescription? It’s 6.65 pound per prescription, that is the same price for any amount, you can ask for a year’s amount it’s the same price.
I, myself have the same experience when I’m in Greece. I was bitten by a dog and the emergency visit is free and the pharmacy is around 10 Euro.
And as I know experience it myself, that the civil war torn Sri Lanka, have free medical and education as well. I mean totally free until you graduate from College. Even though their salary in professional area is little compare to anyone in the world, but they are totally set for life in healthcare and complete education. There’s no worry, there’ no other action to be taken to prevent or get something out of what ever it is.
So I ask is socialized medical care or government controlled health care really that bad?
I’m in South East Asia still the government hospital is free. yes they may be packed, but they are free. And the clinic is always open. Emergency room, definitely no charges.
Right the under lying question, the tax raise. Yes the tax will be raise. There’s no doubt about it. Probably higher to 50%. But if you pay 50% now but totally no worry after that til you die. Why not? It means you can afford health care even if you are broke. Why not? Better than any insurance premium that doesn’t pay for anything or scare that it won’t pay for anything.
One more reminder, go to the voting station right now and vote. Remember to vote, must vote. Regardless what you choose, makes every vote count. Go to vote now. Don’t wait til the last day. Vote.
Reason is simple, do not hide your head when you are looking at your very own health issue and the policy that really have collapse.
Everyone in America knows that their health care sucks. But how bad is it?
You just have to go over their border to know.
Politics aside we are in the end talking about how other country is about?
German and France have free health care and education. France offer pregnant woman half year maternity leave and government child care and home help for new mother. You don’t have to pay a dime. Even if you are foreigner in the country, you are consider a guest, there’s no payment required when you go to the hospital.
Ok fine that maybe these maybe the only exceptional case there is out there. Have you check Canada and Mexico? The same medicine you can at 10% of the price you pay in Mexico and Canadian have free medicare and prescription, totally….
Still not convince? No matter how bad we all think the Cuban are, their medical is free, and if the same medicine sold for more than 100 bucks in US cost only 5 cents that’d be ridiculous and it does. And it’s not about American hero being treated badly, the veteran or the volunteer from 9/11. But to treat all people the same, if that’s the case and the people in the movie actually got the same treatment as everyone got in Cuba. A medical personnel’s dream to not tell any people to go away because of race, nationality or anything else, and just treat them as normal human being.
Even Britain did better on that part, you don’t have to pay for anything to go to hospital, emergency room or not, then there’s the doctor coming to your house, for free. Yes, free. and the prescription? It’s 6.65 pound per prescription, that is the same price for any amount, you can ask for a year’s amount it’s the same price.
I, myself have the same experience when I’m in Greece. I was bitten by a dog and the emergency visit is free and the pharmacy is around 10 Euro.
And as I know experience it myself, that the civil war torn Sri Lanka, have free medical and education as well. I mean totally free until you graduate from College. Even though their salary in professional area is little compare to anyone in the world, but they are totally set for life in healthcare and complete education. There’s no worry, there’ no other action to be taken to prevent or get something out of what ever it is.
So I ask is socialized medical care or government controlled health care really that bad?
I’m in South East Asia still the government hospital is free. yes they may be packed, but they are free. And the clinic is always open. Emergency room, definitely no charges.
Right the under lying question, the tax raise. Yes the tax will be raise. There’s no doubt about it. Probably higher to 50%. But if you pay 50% now but totally no worry after that til you die. Why not? It means you can afford health care even if you are broke. Why not? Better than any insurance premium that doesn’t pay for anything or scare that it won’t pay for anything.
One more reminder, go to the voting station right now and vote. Remember to vote, must vote. Regardless what you choose, makes every vote count. Go to vote now. Don’t wait til the last day. Vote.
Another movie that got my attention this week is Kevin Spacey's "Recount", which is a movie about the recounting of vote of the 2000 presidential election that got everyone going on and on about because of the whole Florida hiastus and the recount and recounts. and in the end no one really know what's the real vote are. it's about the struggle and the fighting story behind.
both movies are the best to sum up what's happen in the past 8 years and what really matter and at stake in this year's election. so i hope all of you enjoy the DVDs and remember to vote.
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Ok, I am going to make this as short and sweet as possible. First, you really need to do more research into the healthcare of other countries! If you take the time to research what is going on with healthcare in Canada, for example, it is completely failing. So you should probably look into that! Also, you asked if government healthcare or socialist healthcare is bad, OF COURSE IT IS! How can a person honestly ask that question? Are you not aware of how exactly socialism works? You start giving more control to big government the more they take! We live in a democracy and I personally want it to stay that way! That is the reason that America is so great! I for one am not for loosing any freedoms and I don't want to give the government control over more than they have now. They screw everything else up so what makes anyone think they can get healthcare right?
Thanks for the comments. I will look into it. but who are you? I do not mind people discussing important issue here. it is fine with me. I am living in a Islamic, Soveriegnty control democratic country, where I'm not a muslim, and not from of race originated in this country. Yet, I feel free. There are people of power that's abusing the power I do not denied that. Yet, years of history also proves the full freedom of democratic practices in country proves to be a lost cause as well at the moment. I'm merely saying, there could be something that people should learn and not that all of everything socialism or communism or republic or democratic is good nor are they all bad. Communism start with a god cause in the beginning either. fair distribution of wealth, yet, what's fail is personal greed and lack of self control that lead to dictatorship in the end.
in some way we are lending power to the person in charge regardless what's the idea is. the only good thing that American is is that it's a renewable sources with every election.
Canada have their good times and bad times, so do Australia. maybe not it's crumble under the lack of funding, that's all. I don't know about you. I myself have experience first hand what the Sri Lankan have. yes civil war is going on. still they insist on free education and healthcare. they are small and not wealthy, doctor get paid like 100 bucks a month. yet I think the relieve of not needing to worry about medical for the rest of your life and the effort the government put forth to educate it's people is applaudable.
I do believe this wikipedia link gives a pretty comprehensive and eleboration of the differences, advantages and disadvantages of the healthcare issue. there are good and bads in both ways. wonder if there's a way to merge both goods and purge the bads...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_and_American_health_care_systems_compared
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