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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 80898" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>I think the key, as Scent of Cedar mentioned, is knowledge. Knowledge is power. Unfortunately a lot of America does not have enough knowledge about this healthcare problem, to even be able to hypothesize about what to do, let alone decide to make a difference.</p><p></p><p>I would urge all of us to arm ourselves with as much information as we can. Sicko is not an encouragement of socialized medicine, nor is Michael advocating that as the only answer, he only wants us to get out of our comfort zone, and think outside of the box. As Oprah said, many people do not even know healthcare is a HUGE problem because it does not apply to them. Many are comfy where they are, and have not given a second thought to that single parent making barely enough to get by, but enough to not qualify for medicaide. Or the elderly man who lost everything he owned to pay for his wife's cancer treatments. </p><p></p><p>It is not about us as the people having the answers right now......it is about us waking up and getting knowledge so that we can make a change. We have to believe that we still can make a difference - because apathy kills. We still live in America, and we can still cause change........that is what our country was founded on.</p><p></p><p>Who knows how that will play out......I personally, have a million ideas......but debating them I do not think is the answer at this point. The rhetoric and debating is what is bogging America down in making a difference.</p><p></p><p>Our goal should be, to unite for this one cause:</p><p>Healthcare should be available to all people. Rich, poor, young, old.</p><p>And then, once we can all agree on that, that will cause the momentum and power for change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 80898, member: 3301"] I think the key, as Scent of Cedar mentioned, is knowledge. Knowledge is power. Unfortunately a lot of America does not have enough knowledge about this healthcare problem, to even be able to hypothesize about what to do, let alone decide to make a difference. I would urge all of us to arm ourselves with as much information as we can. Sicko is not an encouragement of socialized medicine, nor is Michael advocating that as the only answer, he only wants us to get out of our comfort zone, and think outside of the box. As Oprah said, many people do not even know healthcare is a HUGE problem because it does not apply to them. Many are comfy where they are, and have not given a second thought to that single parent making barely enough to get by, but enough to not qualify for medicaide. Or the elderly man who lost everything he owned to pay for his wife's cancer treatments. It is not about us as the people having the answers right now......it is about us waking up and getting knowledge so that we can make a change. We have to believe that we still can make a difference - because apathy kills. We still live in America, and we can still cause change........that is what our country was founded on. Who knows how that will play out......I personally, have a million ideas......but debating them I do not think is the answer at this point. The rhetoric and debating is what is bogging America down in making a difference. Our goal should be, to unite for this one cause: Healthcare should be available to all people. Rich, poor, young, old. And then, once we can all agree on that, that will cause the momentum and power for change. [/QUOTE]
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