Firstly I don't think Moore is the best person to point at this at his present public (un) acceptance.
BUT as far as I just got involved in a very hectic US healthcare vs. the rest of the world discussion I thought to share something also at the world's utlimate science and philosophy board.
This is what I hear all the time:
- and most of the guys that never had a chance to compare are repeating the same thing as a monkey:
point one:
I am the lucky one who has a chance to pay for the best treatment
- only till you are not too expensive to cure or too predestined to be expensive
point two:
I won't pay for those who are not eligible or willing to pay for their insurance
- there are those who just CAN NOT get insurance or - pay a fortune and no matter how premium their program is they get declined
point three:
I am happy because if it would not be like this I would have to suffer from the horrible medicine level as in the rest of the world
- the quality of the medical treatment - and I mean QUALITY and not LUXURY is actually better or say not worse in the countries with universal healthcare, it's the insurance companies and lobbied goverment that HAVE TO make sure you believe in devil to keep probably more profit from healthcare than the rest of the world makes.
The problem is that noone cares how much you work or how much do you pay or how much do you believe in the rest of the hard working folks.
There are people who believed in their government, their insurance company and in the system, that got crippled or ruined.
If you are too sick and your treatment gets too expensive you are no more a customer of theirs, you are no more a citizen and a human beeing - you better be rich and act fast or you are going to be fucked.
Someone is making a mad coin and a great job to persuade you about the points mentioned above.
The key is to keep the ratio between healthy / happy/ supportive / satisfied vs. crippled / declined people so you will always get enough people that would "never change this because they get the best possible treatment, a great insurance plan and everyone in the hospital smiles at them".
Flame away and add something sensible in between..
