BS: Michael Moore 'Sicko'

Subject: RE: BS: Michael Moore 'Sicko'
From: Barry Finn
Date: 24 Aug 07 - 11:37 PM

People are dying because they lack decent health insurance plan, some fall into ill health just because they have to choose between meds or food, others don't even have that choice. After watching Sicko it seems that even Cuba will take care of illegal immigrants better than their native country will, so we can't blame the immigrants anymore.

As for how to accomplish a decent health system, there are plenty of 3rd world nations that are good role models & almost all industrialized nations have ones that work well for them that we could take a look at.

If it means that some of the medical, insurance & pharmaceutical industries have to take a cut in their mega profits that's just to fucking bad, they've been raping & murdering us long enough. If it means that some law makers lose their free meal tickets that's just to bad too.

Barry

Subject: RE: BS: Michael Moore 'Sicko'
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 24 Aug 07 - 11:57 PM

Actually Barry - there are plenty of non third world countries that are good role models......chck out the UK. If I paid in taxes for health care what I pay in insurance I swear to God I would not whine -- at least that way I would know if one of us got cancer or something ghastly, we would be taken care of -- while we contribute to the system...which is as it should be .......

Subject: RE: BS: Michael Moore 'Sicko'
From: Slag
Date: 25 Aug 07 - 11:51 PM

Michael Moore Sicko??? So what else is new??

Subject: RE: BS: Michael Moore 'Sicko'
From: Barry Finn
Date: 26 Aug 07 - 01:03 AM

Micheal Moore may be a bit overweight but sicko he ain't!

It's the people of this country that are the sick ones!

Barry

Subject: RE: BS: Michael Moore 'Sicko'
From: Slag
Date: 26 Aug 07 - 11:00 PM

Yeah, yeah, that's IT! They're all sick! Not Me!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Michael Moore 'Sicko'
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 29 Aug 07 - 11:33 PM

Actually, miraculously, when I met with my insurance person yesterday I got what looks like good news (hard to believe I know....!). My younger daughter loses her coverage as of 9.1 -- her job coverage kicks in on 9/21 so I wanted to buy a month's catastrophic coverage for her. Yes ma'am -- we can do that -- no problem -- just write me a check for $271 for ONE MONTH'S CATASTROPHIC COVERAGE WITH A $5000 DEDUCTIBLE.... FOR A 22 YEAR OLD .... all set.

BUT she also told me that a law has been passed (not sure if just here in Maine or everywhere) that allows kids to stay on coverage up to age 25 even if they don't go to school ..... IF the company you work for allows it. Well - I own the company and we are allowing it so as long as she is right (and I am awaiting confirmation) my son gets 6 more years of cover........however, it doesn't go into effect til late September so it won't work for my daughter so they still need that $271.......