Every resident of the united states must have free,Universal healt care for life.....what do you think?????

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For other uses, see Sicko (disambiguation).

Sicko (or SiCKO) is a 2007 movie by American filmmaker Michael Moore that investigates the American health care system, focusing on its for-profit health insurance and pharmaceutical industry. The film compares the non-universal and for-profit U.S. system with the universal and non-profit systems of Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Cuba.

Sicko opened to positive reviews, but also generated criticism and controversy. Some policy specialists have praised the film while others have criticised the film for its positive portrayal of the publicly funded health systems of Canada, the United Kingdom and Cuba, and for its negative portrayal of the health care system in the United States.

Sicko debuted in the U.S. on June 22, 2007, earning $4.6 million in 441 theatres and achieving the second highest opening weekend for a documentary, after Fahrenheit 9/11.[1] A pirated copy of the film was leaked onto the Internet just prior to its release.

WE ARE IN THE BEST COUNTRY OF THE WORLD,IT MUST BE DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM!

Answer 1

<--Canadian and like our system.

Only countries besides the US that don't have it are third war countries and middle east countries.

Even Iraq and Afghanistan have UHC paid by the American tax payers.

Answer 2

A good quote from Bastiat comes to mind. "Everyone wants to live at the expense of the State, but they forget that the state lives at the expense of everyone else."

Nothing is free. We would all be paying for state healthcare, whether or not we used it, regardless of quality. If we got the government out of our health care system we would have affordable healthcare again. People don't seem to make the connection between taxes and the government's money. When someone talks about his great humanitarian plan, he's talking about how generous he's going to be with your money.

With our current healthcare system insurance companies are already covered so everything is pure profit and they have no obligation to the common man in terms of quality or service. That isn't the free market, despite what many people want you to believe.

Some companies have gotten in good with the government and are abusing their power; that's not the free market. That's mercantilism, and it sucks.

Read 'Economics in One Lesson' by Henry Hazlitt and the world will make a lot more sense.

Answer 3

I favor universal health care for all Americans.
For those who oppose-saying it will raise taxes--I say, yes it probably will--BUT--how much are you and your employer paying for health insurance now? The reason your health insurance is so high (if you can afford it) is that the health care insurance companies pay an agreed upon rate for any particular service--The Medical Provider Corporations add into what they charge the insurance companies--an amount to offset what they don't get paid from people without insurance! These Medical Provider companies are not in business to loose money--On Average-their profit margin is about 40%. Pretty good. Medical Insurance companies are also in it to make a profit--their average profit--in excess of 21% profit. The biggest money maker is the Pharmaceutical Companies--they average about 200% profit!. All this profit comes from you--health insurance--co-payment, doctor visits--medicines. YOU ALREADY PAY--Plus pay for the uninsured too! If we all had a universal health care system---(without the exorbidant profits)--net out of pocket will GO DOWN! Also people will be able to get care when they become ill--BEFORE they are hospitalized--saving untold dollars--and LIVES. How many seniors have to choose between eating and medicine? That is WRONG.
The final comment, does it matter whether it comes out of your pockets as taxes or as insurance, co-pay, doctor visits, and medicine? If we set up a national health care system, we can help people, save lives, probably save money, and get true health care! Think about who opposes it--Pharmaceutical companies with their 200% profit--Medical Insurance companies with their 20+% profit, and Medical Provider Corporations (plus their spokesmen-the American Medical Association, and the American Hospital Association) and their over 40% profit margins.

Answer 4

LordKelvin asked the million (trillion) dollar question - who pays for universal health care and how.

Historically, health care has been paid for primarily by employers, which got the job done when (a) costs were lower, (b) people were younger and healthier and (c) businesses were more profitable, faced less global competition and (d) people were regularly hired for long-term (10+ year) positions. Now none of those factors is the same.

So: should we have univsersal health care? Yes. Who should pay for it? Individual American taxpayers mainly, with some assistance American employers. The return on investment will be a healthier and more flexible workforce that makes more effective use of the health care system (vs. using the ER for everything), and more flexible, competitive American companies that are less saddled with the cost of providing health care.

Rich people will be covering more of the cost of poor people, but this will help to maintain, and hopefully even expand, the middle class which has the buying power to help the rich continue to get richer.

But...as Americans we also need to be more responsible and accountable for our behaviors - choosing to engage in discretionary, high risk behaviors like smoking, skydiving, getting caught with a DUI, etc., should require people to get their own additional private insurance to cover expenses past a certain level to avoid the rest of us picking up the tab for their poor decisions.

Answer 5

sure. that's unethical that interior the richest u . s . a . interior the international the government does no longer furnish wellness care. In Canada and maximum of western Europe the government provides wellness look after its electorate. In a study completed by potential of the UN the US placed final of Germany, Australia, New Zealand, the united kingdom, Canada, and France for wellness care high quality. It additionally got here across that we paid plenty greater desirable than the others. i've got faith that's a made of the privatization of wellness care. the own businesses are no longer offering the severe high quality insurance that we, as people, might desire to be getting for the quantity we pay. i think of the government can do a plenty greater desirable pastime. that comparable study additionally mentioned that the wellness care in the different worldwide places exchange into of a plenty greater high quality, and all of the different questions has standard wellness look after all its electorate. That proves that government provided wellness care can paintings.

Answer 6

I am assuming that your comment re 'best country on earth' means that all the brainwashing and media spin really does work...

Why should you be so special just because you are American???

Universal health care is a bit much, but there should always be a government health system and also a private one for those who prefer to pay for the extra trimmings...it does work, but like anything, it must be regulated and governed correctly.

Answer 7

The current system is designed to rape an individual of all their assets. It wouldn't be possible without collusion, because it has to be very well coordinated or the prices on meds etc. will drop due to competition. Its nice to know so many Americans ignorantly protect modernized slavery.

A lot was talked about in Sicko, which there was a lot he didn't talk about that was just as bad or worse.

Answer 8

Free health care is nice however, there will be much corruption and the state workers will be fcukups in trying to hold a budget. Hell, it's not their money that they are mismanaging.

Universal healthcare is nice and will work by everybody paying a bit more on their taxes. Honestly, it's not really paying more on taxes, it's just allocation of funds from employers paying for healthcare to paying you more and not having to set up an employee health benefit.

If we have competent state workers and honest politicians, uinversal healthcare will work.

Answer 9

First let me state what should be obvious to everyone but for some reason is not realized by all. Free health care will not be free. Are the doctors, hospitals, drug manufacturers, ect ... going to work for free? You will pay one way or another. If healthcare is run by the government you will send your money to them (without choosing to) and they will use it for health care. The government cant run anything else effeciently so what make you think they can run healthcare? The people who are pushing for this are either idealists who just want a cause to fight for and people who refuse to get off their butts and take responsiblity for themselves. Want healthcare, get a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

Must have free health care? Why? Free to whom? Somebody has to pay for it. Is this a right guaranteed by our Constitution?
Do you think Michael Moore is an OBJECTIVE voice?