I like to think it's just got a touch of the flu.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56621

Sicko.

Moore skewed his data. He always does. It's how he makes his point so pungant. It's probably what helps him win awards. This time around, he claims there are "nearly 50 million" uninsured Americans. Other research says it's more like 43 to 44 million. A small chunk of that number can afford it and simply choose not to have it. The "it'll never happen to me" motto. A chunk includes the illegal immigrants. A smaller chunk includes criminals.

While Moore tends to over do things and get behind a cause, likely without sitting down to *really* think about what it means, I'm glad he made Sicko. A lot of his information isn't factual. Some of it is. The most important parts are. The parts where American citizens who are in trouble with their health can't afford treatments necessary to live a bareable life. Or the part where someone (like me, who is two years out of college and couldn't find a job in her home town area) can't afford to pay for health care. (And come to find out, even if I had applied for unemployment benefits, I would have gotten around $80 a week. Not enough. Good thing my parents are my land lords.) That kind of stuff raises some issues.

Now, don't get me wrong. I do not think that Universal Health Care is the answer. Not by any means. The waiting lists, the lower incentive for doctors, the chalk-full emergency rooms.
I do, however, think we need to take another route than the one we're on. I think America could come up with something uniquely us. What works for other countries will not work for our country. We're a completely different animal. That's like saying whatever tools used to treat an elephant with a tumor will work on a field mouse. Not gonna happen.

Maybe we could create a low-priced basic "this is what's covered" health care plan that every company must carry. This way even lower income citizens could afford it, and they would all be completely informed about what was and wasn't covered.

Maybe we could make it illegal for persons under a certain income level not to have health insurance. Just like it's illegal to drive an uninsured car. Make it illegal to not take the health insurance your work place offers if they offer insurance.

Finally, I want to touch on something else Mr. Elder mentioned. Criminals and illegal aliens getting health care.

Criminals: I think they should. If they're not slated for the death penalty, there's no reason we should drive them that way. There are plenty of ways to die in jail that have little to do with becoming ill. I do, however, think that the health care plan they're offered should be specific about what it covers, and it shouldn't cater to a criminals every sniffle.

Aliens: They don't need health care, they have UFO's 'n' shit! Wait...what? Oh, right. I think that unless it is an emergency and there is no time to go back to your own country for care and/or gain citizenship in this country, illegals should not be covered. While I'm a firm believer that the loss of a human life is a sad thing, no matter who lived it, I'd prefer the care we work hard to provide go to the legal citizens of our country. If it's a life or death situation, by all means, treat the person. Charge them the insane emergency room fees. But otherwise, if they choose to be here illegally, they should have to fend for themselves.

I think that's all I had. I may re-read this and edit parts of it. You can't stop me, you're not my real Dad!!

Uh... annnywho. Andy, here's your task. Reply to this while doing your best to keep your hatred for Michael Moore at bay. Try to stick to responding to the article and what I wrote. :)
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