Andrew Sullivan on a bad day.
“How do you “eliminate” the right of insurance companies to offer policies to people who want private healthcare? A good question. (Michael) Moore’s model is Castro’s Cuba.”
Castro’s system is not unlike France’s system, but Andrew felt it necessary to invoke all the negatives of Castro and ignore the fact that Cubans are some pretty healthy people.
Michael Moore is a far more emotional person than rational, and while his general underlying themes are very spot on, he can be wholly imprecise in a way that opens him up to barrages. Elimination of private health insurance isn’t wise, but nor is it necessary. Universal health care will reduce the demand for most of what private insurance offers, but will allow them to specialize in providing that extra mile of health care for those who can afford it. Not having to provide for most stuff, private supplementary health insurance can offer a lot for less.
Andrew could have seen what Moore wants, but he’s simply opposed to public health care, so we get, “You don’t want America to be like CUBA do you?”
Tsk.
-jb
UPDATE: Sicko has repeatedly been referred to as Moore’s best film yet, even by Faux News’ reviewer. I’m itchin’ to see it.
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