The movie Sicko stuck out to me, and taught me things about America and other countries that I never knew before. I never knew that Hilary Clinton was actually here to help us that much by trying to get free health care like France and Canada have according to the movie. The movie said that She wanted to make America first in the worldwide healthcare system, but we ended up falling to number 36 because the other people in the office didn't want this law passed. So it was not allowed for people to mention Free healthcare in the white house. The Movie Sicko taught us that health care isn't really health care, because when you care for somebody because they need it because they are sick, you don't care about the time it takes, you care about there life and well-being, but in this health care system, the only thing that they really care about is the money they make, so they usually tell somebody who desperately needs help the answer no just because they don't have the money.
According to the movie, there was one coupe, where the lady's husband had gotten a heart attack, then another one, and then another one. So that was expensive for them with all of his trips to the hospital. Then when they thought that nothing could of gotten worse, she got diagnosed with cancer,. and pretty soon after nearly going bankrupt, they could no longer afford there house, so the only option was to move in with there daughter. This connects back to my thesis because she really needed help, and with all of the expenses due to her illness, the government didn't really care, if they didn't give them money (taxes) they had to get out of the house. Another piece that was in the movie was a family that was doing really well, but one day, this ladies husband, got diagnosed with kidney cancer, they went to the doctor and said that they were able to do a transplant. It looked like a happy day for this man, but then the doctors took a look at his records and denied him for a transplant because they didn't have the money. A couple days had passed, and the husband went to sleep, and then after died. This also relates to my thesis because due to not enough money, a man lost his life, and the company dindn't even seem affected by it, until one women spoke out, and said that she was the one who denied the man's plans for a kidney, thus resulting in his death.
This movie impacted me because before I knew America wasn't perfect, but they tried to make it a good system but now I know that America says things like we will take care of you but, they are really saying let me hold your wallet forever. The government will always find a way to make sure that you give up your money, even if they make some peope go into debt, they don't care. There slogan probably says, money can buy anything. To them money represents power like I can do anything I want because we have more money than all of you.
Cineca:
ReplyDeleteUniversal public healthcare has been an ongoing debate in the American Government for a long time. The only thing that most of the public knew was that free public healthcare would not work because politicians told them it would not. Sicko demonstrated why universal free healthcare is necessary. With the economy the way it is, the number of uninsured Americans has steadily risen for a number of years. Sicko has also shown the public that universal healthcare can work. It is working for other countries, why not the US?
From your post, it seems like you got a lot from Sicko. Do you think there is a way for the U.S. to have a free healthcare system like Canada and continue to make money?