After watching the movie “Sicko” by Michael Moore and reading Understanding American Politics by Stephen Brooks I seem to be baffled about what a lot of foreigners are when referring to American politics and society. One being, our government and how hypocritical they are for instance, The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement And Modernization Act passed in 2003, In “Sicko”, the legislation allowed drug companies the freedom to charge what they deemed fit. Looking at it from every angle possible still would not explain how that was to benefit anyone but, the drug industry. Furthermore, how is it that America is on the other side when it comes to health care and social programs, In “Sicko” countries: Canada, France, Britain, and Cuba have
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In France, the government provides free health care, free education, including college, free childcare and a great deal of government assistance services. In “Sicko” He interviewed several Americans living in France, they all agree that France is all about family values. A true government that is “ for the people and by the people”. Additionally, the fact that the people of France have grasped this concept and excepted that people who are better off help those who are in need, embodies American Exceptionalism without contradiction. I will say that I did not detect materialism nor religiously, which is not necessarily a bad thing. In “Sicko” a British General Practitioner who works for the National Health Services (NHS), a state ran managed health care system was interviewed he speaks about how he understands if people are wanting three or four million dollar houses and having several expensive cars that they would need a system that could provide them with that type of income, but for him and his family he is more than pleased with his financial stature and the system he is in. A doctor displaying such virtuous was humbling. Being an active catholic, I myself feel that religion should not be involved in the governing of people, the messages can be sometimes indistinct and the fact that it was not at all
In France, the government provides free health care, free education, including college, free childcare and a great deal of government assistance services. In “Sicko” He interviewed several Americans living in France, they all agree that France is all about family values. A true government that is “ for the people and by the people”. Additionally, the fact that the people of France have grasped this concept and excepted that people who are better off help those who are in need, embodies American Exceptionalism without contradiction. I will say that I did not detect materialism nor religiously, which is not necessarily a bad thing. In “Sicko” a British General Practitioner who works for the National Health Services (NHS), a state ran managed health care system was interviewed he speaks about how he understands if people are wanting three or four million dollar houses and having several expensive cars that they would need a system that could provide them with that type of income, but for him and his family he is more than pleased with his financial stature and the system he is in. A doctor displaying such virtuous was humbling. Being an active catholic, I myself feel that religion should not be involved in the governing of people, the messages can be sometimes indistinct and the fact that it was not at all