Not very long ago, all things listed as being Socialist, Communist, or otherwise, non-capitalist or non-American were considered by most Democrats as vastly superior to our way of life. Michael Moore pitched this in one of his films, Sicko, where he basically downplayed just about every aspect of the US healthcare system in favor of the United Kingdom, France, Canada and Cuba.
The movie’s premise was that if you were treated in a Socialist nation where the healthcare is free and based on a not-for-profit system, you would be far and away in much better hands, medically, than if you had to seek treatment here in the United States.
For obvious reasons, the film that cost about $9M to make and brought in just under $25M was said to be a great financial success…but at what cost? It certainly didn’t present the other half of the story of socialized medicine where the wrong legs are being amputated or women are giving birth in waiting rooms. It certainly didn’t reveal the hidden camera video of the new resident in Canada who was seeking medical care only to find out that his “number” in line to see a doctor put him in the three-to-six month range.
The truth, however, is being revealed through no biased work by a washed-up director. Both the Canadian and the Venezuelan healthcare systems are collapsing in on themselves and that’s no surprise. What is a surprise is how quickly the systems are collapsing and may even disappear completely in the case of Venezuela!
This is what socialism looks like, people!
Stop being stupid stop voting for republicans
This was under the Obama Care IDIOT!
The people that beleive Obama care really helped people are crazy. Where did the money go that people paid to the IRS for not having insurance that Obama’s tax said you had to have. 1 person i know had to pay $4,000.00 in fines and they had Indian Health Care or medical but it doesn’t cover Hospitals. Only preventive and colds flu and the like.
Gloria I think we know who the idiots are
Kay if you want to see what an idiot looks like look in the mirror
Sure Gloria that’s why the majority of the American Citizens want it and BTW your post is b******t
My daughter and husband pay over $500.00 a month for medical insurance he is an Active Duty National Guard. Their deductible is high. The neighbor who lives down the road makes $200.00 a month less than they do. His family gets free medical Obama care, So where is the rational idea of that. Plus all of the insurance costs are going up. Study the facts as to how many doctors have retired, because of Obama Care. I don’t feel we should have to pay for abortions, or selective surgery. Since Obama care less nurses are on full duty at hospital our medical options are a lot worse. We already had high infant mortality for not being a 3rd world country.
Socialized medicine does not work look at the waiting list in Canada for different surgeries do you want us to be like that!
Socialized medicine causes waiting lists and people to die.