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The U.S. Health Care System

Blackboard Class Discussion

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Bill Maher talks about Sicko with Michael Moore (alternative title used "Michael Moore Wants Nobel Prize Winner Al Gore For President") View the video below. Mandatory viewing for all students. (9:28 min. It is best if you have fast Internet connection. Sometimes these YouTube links disappear. Please let the instructor know if this happens.) Uploaded by OneoftheImmortals. Enjoy!

Why the people in power wants to keep us uneducated

"A major problem -- if not the major problem -- for many people living in the U.S. is the difficulty of accessing and paying for medical care when they are sick. For this reason, candidates in the presidential primaries of 2008 -- the Democrats more often than the Republicans -- have been recounting stories about the health-related tragedies they have encountered in meetings with ordinary people around the country (an exercise conducted in the U.S. every four years, at presidential election time). These stories tell of the enormous difficulties and suffering faced by many people in their attempts to get the medical care they need. I have been around long enough -- I was senior health advisor to Jesse Jackson in the Democratic primaries of 1984 and 1988 -- to know how frequently Democratic candidates, over the years, have referred to such cases. The only things that change are the names and faces in these human tragedies. Otherwise, the stories, year after year, are almost the same." The Failed Health Care Reform Plan of 2009. By Vicente Navarro, CounterPunch. Posted March 14, 2008.

If you live in the U.S. and you get sick with a terminal or serious illness, you will spend all the money you saved your whole life paying for the hospital bills.

If you live in Europe, health care is free, the money stays in the bank. You thought the U.S. was the greatest country on Earth? Hmmm!!!???

Is this what is going on -- Politicians, like the one with the stupid smiling face in the video below, want you to believe that the U.S. is the greatest country on Earth, so that they can continue the political carnival and remain rich and in power? (Click to read January 08, 2009, blog, "Why Republicans want to keep us uneducated.")


The logo is used for educational purposes by Dr. Nilsson, South Texas College, scanned, from http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-republicans-want-to-keep-us.html

The United States is grappling with its most serious economic problem in generations -- a protracted recession that could be deep -- and as usual a Congressional pay raise occurs at an inconvenient time.

Sicko Trailer View the video below. Mandatory viewing for all students. (2:24 min. It is best if you have fast Internet connection. Sometimes these YouTube links disappear. Please let the instructor know if this happens.) Uploaded by SickoTheMovie. Enjoy!

SiCKO- What Hospital Bills? View the video below. Mandatory viewing for all students. (0:51 min. It is best if you have fast Internet connection. Sometimes these YouTube links disappear. Please let the instructor know if this happens.) Uploaded by SickoTheMovie"> Subscribe hsus. Enjoy!

The cartoon is used for educational purposes by Dr. Nilsson, South Texas College, scanned, from http://www.toddalbert.com/health


"We have allowed a few people getting filthy rich!" and, "This is the end of capitalism as we know it!" Is Michael More right or wrong?

Michael Moore Debate "the establishment" and Defend his Health Care Movie and talk about the auto industry bailout (several videos). View the video below. First video (2:24 min, mmflint): ABC News: "9/11 Heroes Respond To Bush Admin 'SiCKO' Investigation." Second video (2:16 min, mmflint): ABC News: "CNN Gets Blitzed by Michael Moore." Third video (14:56 min, mmflint): CNN gets blitzed by Michael Moore. Second video (3:66 min, mmflint): Michael More on Larry King: "This is the end of capitalism as we know it!" It is best if you have fast Internet connection. Sometimes these YouTube links disappear. Please let the instructor know if this happens.) Fourth video (5:07 min, mmflint): Michael More on Larry King: "Michael Moore: We Don't Need Any More Crap from Detroit." Enjoy! 9/11 Heroes Respond To Bush Admin 'SiCKO' Investigation CNN Gets Blitzed by Michael Moore Michael More on Larry King: This is the end of capitalism as we know it! Michael Moore: We Don't Need Any More Crap from Detroit

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