Pinoy SiCKO
Posted by gurugeek on July 12, 2007 · 1 Comment
If you can find time, please do watch the latest documentary of Michael Moore titled SiCKO. Some of you watched his 911 Fahrenheit and somehow felt that Moore has a political agenda against the republicans, but this time it’s not polarizing. Healthcare issues transcends political parties. If you don’t have health insurance in the US, you’re a dead man walking. Even 911 heroes find it hard to avail of the health services the US government should provide. Some 911 volunteers, who suffered from respiratory diseases after the incident, were denied because they are not on the governments payroll. A $120 inhaler in US costs only 5 cents in Cuba. That is very insulting for a 911 female volunteer who lost her fortune buying these costly medicine only to find out that it is sold in Cuba at a very low price. The movie depicted how better socialized healthcare is as shown by Moore’s travel to France, UK, Canada and Cuba. We were lead to believe that US takes care of its people more than those countries mentioned.
There were cases shown where persons who need care and doesn’t have health insurance thrown out of the hospital, some where put in a cab and then dropped off somewhere else.
We have the same picture here in the Philippines as in the US and I doubt that our government will adopt socialized healthcare system. Is this what we will become? If you believe in the American dream, then think again.
I don’t want to be a spoiler, just to make you curious and eventually watch this movie.
More information here
Disclaimer: PinoyBlogoSphere.com(PBS) claims no credit for any content(posts, articles, texts, images, videos) featured on this site unless otherwise noted. All contents are copyright to their owners/sources. PBS is in no way responsible for or has control of the content of any external web site links. Information on this site may contain errors or inaccuracies; we do not make warranty as to the correctness or reliability of the site’s content. If you own rights to any of the content, and do not wish them to appear on this site, please contact us via e-mail and they will be removed.
Random Posts
- October 9, 2009 -- Designer Upholstery Fabric
- May 6, 2010 -- Mayweather vs Pacquiao – The World Waits
- January 12, 2010 -- Tips for Becoming a Smarter, Social Business Person
- November 2, 2009 -- Angel Locsin Accused Of Abortion
- November 21, 2009 -- Watch Amazing Race Season 15 Episode 10 (S15E10) – “F”, That’s All I’m Saying
- May 13, 2009 -- Philippines Losses $202M due to Software Piracy
- March 5, 2008 -- Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales Has learned A Harsh Lesson
- October 19, 2009 -- Singapore Slingers beat Philippine Patriots, 74-69
- February 7, 2009 -- Skywatch #2
- March 16, 2010 -- Nobody but Wade for Giants
- April 6, 2010 -- Fire Damage caused by Brownouts
- January 13, 2008 -- Marrying a foreigner
- September 13, 2009 -- Kim Clijsters vs. Serena Williams Video
- December 11, 2009 -- Student brings typewriter to class
- January 7, 2010 -- Ooh-lala, grown men in diapers!
- December 5, 2009 -- Martial Law declared in Maguindanao
- November 15, 2009 -- Torta Banawa
- March 17, 2010 -- Supreme Court asked to prevent appointment of new chief justice
- October 29, 2009 -- Karancho Beach Resort
- February 22, 2010 -- Photoshop App for iPhone
It’s about time this docu-movie was made and made by Michael Moore. The US health care system IS being run by big business and it’s all about making money, period. Don’t be naive, Kay and it’s never personal, only business to those people who gain so much from other people’s misfortune. The whole american (U.S.) society is divided into two kinds: the rich who take advantage and those who get fooled into believing it’s a just system you have there. That’s exactly the system we also have in this so-called third world country. And we’re supposed to be a democracy patterned after the U.S. I fully sympathize with the intentions of Moore in making this movie. Sadly, the way things are and have been for a long, long time in this world we live in, even with all the horrible truth staring in our faces, it’s just going to be that, just one of those well-crafted movies. As for me, I’ve got problems of my own, like where to get money for my dialysis tomorrow.