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Originally Posted by Motronic
I'm sorry. I misunderstood your first post I think. When you said "there should be no profit in any portion of health care which I agree with fully", I thought you meant doctors should work voluntarily.
About socialized medicine. A lot of people like to think that it is free health care. But it's not. Citizens of that country pay higher taxes. Last I heard the French version of sales tax was almost 20%. And as you know, in your country some areas have over 16% sales tax. 13% in your province last time I was there.
Last, you're right about the fact that some people can't afford health care in America. I think it sucks ass that a lot of people can't get the medicine and treatment needed to cure their health problems, but that's life. I know that sounds cold and heartless on my part, but that's the way the world is. The only one you can count on to take care of you is yourself.
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Your 100% correct about the cost of socialized medicine - a great portion of our taxes in Canada go to pay for the medical system. I think the strongest point MM makes in Sicko is the tie between profit and service providers in health care including research and development of drugs at laboratories. It seems very clear that they cannot be trusted when there is a buck to earn. Kind of reminds me of the movie "The Rainmaker" which is worth watching for Danny Devito's ambulance chasing antics alone hehe.