Are You Your Brother's Keeper ?

[laid renard]

If you can't see it here, do what I did a few months ago and check it out from your local library.

I have never been a Michael Moore fan, but with my losing my insurance last year due to O'bama, and watching my health, credit, and finances go down hill as a result, I was led to watch his documentary Sicko.

Is THIS what O'bama is trying to give us Americans ? Cause I would have no problem with some of my taxes going to this kind of plan, but already I've found online that there are still some co-payments and some procedures that aren't covered in O'bamaCare. So I don't think this is the same thing, unless I missed something. I do that a lot....

Either way, aren't we as Christians suppose to take care of our brother ? This film opened my eyes. But am I missing something ? It just seems too easy....

I like the part in the documentary where Moore interviews a Canadian doctor, and the doc says that he may not make as much as American doctors, but he is "getting by" with a nice house, nice furniture, 2 cars, good food, and 3 flat screen tvs. I'm paraphrasing as it's been a few months since I've seen it.
I think it also shows a person's heart as to why they would go into the health care field. Is it to help others, or for the amount of money a doctor usually makes ? ;)

Also eye opening was when Moore, in different parts of the film, would ask hospital employees what part of the hospital he would go to in order to settle payment, and was always met with a deer in the headlights look. Priceless.

See, I made a joke there. ^_^





To watch it for free, go to Documentary Storm and type in Sicko.

(Sorry about that, I had to edit the link out cause I noticed afterward that there was some secular documentaries there as well.)





Tell me what you think. What people write in the comments section was interesting as well. Like what Ameicannurse had to say.

Like I said, it just sounds too good to be true. Where's the catch ?

If it seems too good to be true, it usually is.

 

[RANDOR]

Oblama care has nothing to do with healthcare..........it is a Government takeover.....actually one of the dying elite said so before he took his last breath back in 2010.
We knew this was coming....and all its consequences.............and it's here..........and it is not for your good in anyway what so ever.

The people who voted for this thing........shortly...........will see they have been scammed....big time.
Good possibility they lose everything they own

 

[laid renard]

Yeah, I kinda got the jist of that.

But have you seen the documentary ?

It is not one bit boring. Try it and get back to me. I'm curious to see what you and Danny boy think. And SecondHand Lion. Haven't seen him in a while....

 

[RANDOR]

Actually don't need to see some documentary........we got this information back in 2010........and everyhing is happening to the tee.
so get prepared........what they told us back then is now being shown on the news.......they said back in 2010 when you see what we are telling you come across your tv screen in the near future...time is almost lost to get prepared.

I do believe God has given us a 7th sense..........Many Christians feel something is up...but many don't know what.

And it's mostly the Christians who are getting prepared...not the liberals.

There is no way you can be a liberal (democrat) and be a Christian.

Especially when the democratic party voted God out of their platform.......I couldn't believe it...WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[laid renard]

Hey Randorlito :lol:

I know the beginning (what I really feel it is ;) ) is near. Oh so near. And I am a Repub. :)

But I was just trying to get to the fact that it is Christian to care for others. To use our taxes for this purpose. It would most certainly come back to us for eventually everyone needs to see a doctor.

I just think that O'bama was pretending to use the Canadian and European healthcare system as an example. He really had his own agenda.

The sad thing is, I really don't think we have enough time to try and get this wonderful system (the real system) up and running here in America, for the lips are almost on the trumpet.

But, still, I feel maybe we should at least try to get it started. I mean, what should we be found doing when He comes--stocking up on food for ourselves or trying to help sick people ?

I say both.

But if I could only choose one, I'd choose the latter.

 

[aspen]

Yes, we are responsible for the welfare of those around us. This is basic Christianity.

Seems strange to me that the vast majority of republicans who are poor/working poor/middle class have no problem with the government handing out corporate welfare, but god forbid, the government assist the poor with basic needs like medical care.

Working poor and middle class work in crappier jobs for peanuts - should they also suffer medical problems (which they are 1000s of times more likely to acquire than the rich) without medical coverage? Why should big pharmaceutical companies break the backs of the 99% of us who work like dogs? Or are too mentally ill to work (the vast majority of the poor). Do you really think the pharmaceutical industry is concerned about the welfare of it's customers? The majority of their research is not in the area of antibiotics or chronic disease - it is spent on new penis pills and anti acids - fact. You know what Nexium is? It is the same anti acid that Prilosec is, with one tiny modification, which extended the cash flow for the company with the patent on Prilosec after it expired.......corporate welfare. These big business conglomerates will be the death of us.

The uber rich can have their private islands and yachts and access to the best healthcare and access to all the politicians and their tax breaks and corporate welfare. Just let the poor live as healthy as they possibly can - is that really too much to ask?