Michael Moore irks me!

I admit, Michael Moore irks me. Whenever I hear him speak my blood boils, not for what he is saying but for the sensationalist tone he uses. A debate is not a shouting match. If someone has to shout to get their point across it is because they do not have the supporting arguments for their thesis. I have not seen his movie. Most likely I will not see his movie, but then I do not go to theaters to see movies. My perception is that he is right on with his latest endeavor Sicko. One phrase out of the jabber caught my attention, “For Profit Companies should not have anything to do with healthcare!”

He explains that the two are incompatible. Again, I agree. Unfortunately, his argument loses value because of the way he expresses himself. The position seems to be, religious right against public healthcare. Liberal left wants healthcare for everyone. I am amazed at the difference of positions. The religious right should be for the utopian society of each individual has according to his needs (they call it Heaven, Paradise, Celestial Kingdom, et al).

The discussion is way off track. The discussions are America is great! Everyone wants to come to America. Silvio Berlusconi came to America to have heart surgery, he did not stay in Italy. Silvio Berlusconi is one of Italy’s richest and most hated men. There may have been other reasons he came to the US. My mother in law had major heart surgery 30 years ago. In the US she would have died. Not because an American hospital could not perform the surgery simply because she could not have afforded it.

This is the real question. A civilization is great or not based on the opportunities it affords to every individual. The two things that influence an individual’s capability to succeed and levels the playing field between those born into money and the rest of us are education and healthcare. Italy, as does the rest of the free world offers free education through college and they also offer free (yes free) medical care for the rest of the population. You can still go to a private college and pay a lot of money. You can also go to a private hospital and pay for any treatment you desire, be treated like a king, and have an entire floor just for you if you want. Silvio Berlusconi came to the US. The popes (much more powerful) go to the Gemelli in Rome.

The debate we must have is whether or not WE THE PEOPLE believe that every child is of equal value or do the children of some have more value than the children of others. The religious right should be clamoring for national healthcare. They should be speaking loudly for free university. Hillary Clinton should be calling for free Universities and not for HB1 visa for Indian companies and more money to reeducate displaced Americans. If congress can pass legislation to save a woman in a coma they should be able to all come together to create a national healthcare system.

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