Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by RGA (A) on July 12, 2007 at 22:56:21

In Reply to: RE: Sicko...Moore's best film... posted by Tom §. on July 12, 2007 at 17:43:13

I think that he is speaking to something lying underneath the issue. A lack of empathy and a fear of the government that other countries don't exhibit to this extent. I don;t think Moore is playing with the numbers and to be frank the numbers are secondary to the main issue. Whether it is $5k or $7K (and it's in there somewhere) it's too freaking high either way.

So the issue becomes - wait times -- Gupta conceded the point. The wait times are faster in the US for elective surgery BECAUSE 1/4 of the population is rejected. That will speed up the line. Moore made the point and Gupta conceded it.

But what both did not mention is that in Canada the emergency goes first and the elective goes second for a doctor's time. In the US the money goes first so Paris Hilton will get the toe nail fixed before the homeless person gets his heart surgery.

The point of any film or novel or art is to bring up social conscience and try to get people to act. Moore is doing his job - where are the Americans who are not doing their's?