Dead Meat

Dead Meat is a 25 minute short film which shows the reality of health care under Canada's socialized medical system: Canadians wait ... and wait ... and wait. ... And sometimes they die while waiting for free government health care.

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News & Politics

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• Sicko
• Michael
• Moore
• health
• care
• solution
• politics
• healthcare
• canada
• single-payer

[whoo689]

Whenever the gov't gets involved, you're likely to see higher costs. Government can do very little to lower costs.  Don't buy into Obama's bullshit about "lowering healthcare costs." All his and his Democrats' extra regulation will do is RAISE costs or cause shortages in care or supplies as a direct result. What we need is LESS regulation, not more. We can take care of ourselves, for fucks sake. Gov't needs to stop treating us like children for a change.

[sodie77]

You never heard of Medicare or Medicaid? Both government run "free" health care programs for the poor and low income people. This is a free health care system that runs at a 40% fraud and bureaucratic waste rate.

[nevrgreen]

@jackruthjess Whether it is 45,35, or however many million your trumped up number is, there are or were Americans who don't have health care. My comment pertaining to my surgury is a fact, straight up. While the free market system can and does improve peoples lives it has proven to be flawed with respect to health care. The deaths and bankruptcies prove it.

[jackruthjess]

@nevrgreen - The 45 million is a bogus figure trumped up by the socialist politicians that want to see our health care system deteriorate to one similar to yours. Get your facts straight before slinging mud on your southern neighbors, aye. Pay attention, profit, competition and the free market system is what improves life for the masses, not the government run bureaucracies, aye. Step away from the Kool Aid and think for yourself.

[nevrgreen]

How long do the 45 million wait? I needed rotator cuff surgery, diagnosed in late august of 09, had an appointment in oct. When I asked for a different surgeon of my choice, I accepted the extra wait until march of 2010. Surgery was in early july and I feel great. As a Canadian I didn't have to pay for this. The system isn't perfect but neither is the US profit over people mentality. Wake up America . You have always deserved better.

[erindrake2010]

@castillianwagon500 No it certainly does not unless you mean it osunds like the type of care given to medicaid patients, then ys, so when the whole country is on medicaid then yes itwill be just like this.

[mdsmemories]

Of course Canada & Europe can pay thru the nose for health care - who will they turn to when they need to be rescued from another tyrannical dictator- the Danish army? The Canadian marines? The Swedish navy? Please. The US has to pay for a strong military to save the rest of the world from its own stupidity. Europe is going BROKE from its social welfare programs. If you don't want to keep most of the money you make then sure, you can have your "free" healthcare.

[castillianwagon500]

Sounds like the US.

[MadHabber93]

@jellofuel And true, hospitals in the States can turn away patients, but they are only mandated to treat and stabalize. Any further, ongoing care, is NOT provided. Not to mention the fact they are billed for the care they receive. Here's a thought for you...move!

And btw, the Mayo clinic said Holmes had RCC not Cushing's. Here's the link to prove it. Right from the mayo clinics website. She did NOT HAVE A TUMOUR!!!

mayoclinic(dot)org/patientstor­ies/story-339(dot)html