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...so, I finally saw the movie on DVD. Better late than never. I'm just
wondering about what other people thought about it, if anyone else saw it.
Personally, I stopped believing anything I saw about 25 minutes into it.
Everything was too biased, too one-sided, and seemed so fake, staged, and
unrealistic. Folks in Canada, UK, etc: do you really like your health
system THAT much and is it really that much better?
Nissan_Altima
I (a Canadian lol) haven't been to a doctor in over 2 years (the last time
was when I got my flu-shot 2 years ago). Other than that, I don't go when
I'm really sick for several reasons. The waiting times are excruciatingly
high for everything. Doctors are not that well trained (they are paid by
the government, so they have caps on how much they can earn), and there
aren't that many. I went to a clinic about 8 months ago because I think I
hurt myself or something, waited half an hour, saw that the line was not
moving, and I just went home. Basically, it's like the DMV.
I haven't seen the movie SiCKO because I really can't stand Michael Moore,
but I might check it out, to see why so many people are talking about it.
The health-care system isn't too bad; you can visit a doctor whenever you
want and virtually everything is free. It's not exactly free, though. Our
taxes are A LOT higher than yours on everything from gas (about 50%) to
sales (in Ontario sales taxes are 14%!).
That being said, I'm one of the few people that actually support for Canada
to go to privatized health-care. From my world-issues class, I think only 2
other people (out of something like 30) want it.
chris_knows
Thanks, Chris. That is basically what I was expecting to hear. I have seen
non-privatized insurance before and its lack of efficiency but I assumed it
might be different in a better-of-economically country like Canada. In the
movie, he interviews patients in huge clinics and hospitals, all of which
say they have been waiting for 20 minutes or less while American patients
have been waiting for 18 hours in America.
I definitely recommend you see it. Even if you don't like it, it'll give
you an idea of what people are talking about. I'm not a huge fan of Moore
anymore because this documentary is pathetically staged.
Moore [talking to some doctor]: So, I assume you take the bus to the
work?
Doctor: "No, I drive a car."
Moore: Beater?
Doctor: Brand new Audi.
So staged!
Nissan_Altima
Wait...WTF does what car he drives have anything to do with health-care?
It's no secret that doctors are well paid--as they should be, saving
people's lives and everything.
I stopped listening to Michael Moore after he called Hillary Clinton hot
:laughing:. I'll check out the movie though.
chris_knows
He was showing that doctors, this time in London, get paid just as well as
the doctors here despite getting paid by the government and having patients
without privatized insurance. As an example, he showed a doctor with a nice
Audi and a close to $1 million dollar house. I'm sure every doctor in
London is that rich...
Nissan_Altima
