David Lee Todd, Unknown Product Manager



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Monday July 02, 2007

SiCKO -- you'll laugh, you'll cry

BW and I saw Michael Moore's SiCKO this weekend and I have to tell you, every American should see this film. It's a devastating critique of the so-called US healthcare system, filled with heart-wrenching stories of good people denied coverage, bankrupted and even killed. It's not shrill -- it doesn't have to be. The stories speak for themselves. It's also hilarious in parts, as when Michael tries to sail a boatload of ailing 9/11 heroes into Guantanamo Bay, in hopes of getting the same free healthcare that our government provides Al-qaeda suspects there.

After years of hearing our craven legislators shill for the health insurance companies by claiming that the Canadians, British and French are fed up with "socialized medicine," I was overjoyed to see ordinary people in Canada, Britain and France talking about how much they like their systems, how good the service is, and how short the waiting times are. I used to manage a piece of Sun software that is a mission-critical element of the British National Health Service, and I can tell you I have never seen such a rigorous testing and implementation process used by any client. Those folks are dedicated.

Thousands of Sun employees outside the US are covered by government health care systems. I'd love to hear your comments (good or bad) on what you think of these systems.

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