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Friday, June 29, 2007
Sicko
Dear Mom and Dad,
We just got back from seeing Michael Moore's movie, "Sicko". Sorry to have to break the news, but we're moving to France. I will be studying French in all of my free time until then. We have decided that quality of life is very important and we are not going to be victims of our broken health-care system and its lobbyists anymore.
In the film, an American woman living in France said it well when she explained that in the U.S., people are afraid of the government; in France, the government is afraid of the people. The French protest on a regular basis and don't just take it when they are getting the raw end of the deal. We keep quiet, because we can't afford to lose our jobs and thus our health-care.
And Michael Moore asked a very provocative question when he asked, "Who are we?"
Who are we that we can allow our 9/11 rescue workers to be called heroes one day, but then forget them when they need medical care as a result of their heroic acts? Who are we when we can walk around a woman dying on a hospital floor? You taught me to care about my fellow man (and woman). You taught me the Christian ethic of doing unto others...
So, since the U.S. is owned by corporations whose only goal is profit, I am on a search for a place that cares a little more about its people. I know that no bureaucracy is perfect, but it would be nice to at least strive for better.
Oh, and if you want to do something to change this system we have now, you can begin by signing a petition calling on Congress to pass HR 676 for non-profit health-care for all at HealthCare-Now.org.
I'll miss ya!
me
P.S. Just to be fair, here's a link to a site that tells all the bad about Universal Health-Care. Guess I'll have to find out for myself.
We just got back from seeing Michael Moore's movie, "Sicko". Sorry to have to break the news, but we're moving to France. I will be studying French in all of my free time until then. We have decided that quality of life is very important and we are not going to be victims of our broken health-care system and its lobbyists anymore.
In the film, an American woman living in France said it well when she explained that in the U.S., people are afraid of the government; in France, the government is afraid of the people. The French protest on a regular basis and don't just take it when they are getting the raw end of the deal. We keep quiet, because we can't afford to lose our jobs and thus our health-care.
And Michael Moore asked a very provocative question when he asked, "Who are we?"
Who are we that we can allow our 9/11 rescue workers to be called heroes one day, but then forget them when they need medical care as a result of their heroic acts? Who are we when we can walk around a woman dying on a hospital floor? You taught me to care about my fellow man (and woman). You taught me the Christian ethic of doing unto others...
So, since the U.S. is owned by corporations whose only goal is profit, I am on a search for a place that cares a little more about its people. I know that no bureaucracy is perfect, but it would be nice to at least strive for better.
Oh, and if you want to do something to change this system we have now, you can begin by signing a petition calling on Congress to pass HR 676 for non-profit health-care for all at HealthCare-Now.org.
I'll miss ya!
me
P.S. Just to be fair, here's a link to a site that tells all the bad about Universal Health-Care. Guess I'll have to find out for myself.
Labels: Michael Moore, Sicko
posted by Carol at 10:01 PM
4 Comments:
There are problems with healthcare in other countries as well, but we certainly have a BIG problem. You might try Canada - they have a more compassionate healthcare system than we do and it isn't as far away as France. :)
All true. I was just intrigued by the other good things about France - their MINIMUM 5 weeks/year vacation required by law, 35 hour work week, and how the government supports and educates young families (even though it is too late for me to benefit from the last item).
But Canada would be okay, too. I could see myself in B.C. Wanna come?
Yes, I love BC.
What I don't like about France is just the hijab thing - they don't let the women wear it in the public schools, courts, etc.
You're right.
I've been reading good things about other European countries' health-care systems, also, so there are many options. But B.C. is closer...
Or we can TRY to change the way this country works...
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