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  Anyone watched the film 'Sicko'?

  by katiekitten in

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  i watched this film last night, and it made me really really grateful that we have free health care in the uk.

  i know we complain about the state of the nhs, but the bottom line is if there is ever anything wrong with me my first thought will not be 'does my insurance cover this' or 'can i afford this'.. there was one part of the film where michael moore takes some people to cuba to get free health care and one woman picks up inhalers for 5 cents a piece, that are costing her $120 in the us.

  she just breaks down and crys at the disparity of the cost.. it was also telling to see the insurance companies employ people specifically to try and find ways to deny claims or to void policies where a claim has been made.

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  Yes of course I know its paid for by taxes. Im happy to pay taxes so that poor people, children and retired people can get free prescriptions.

  One day I might be poor, or I might get an illness that means I cant work anymore, or I might have a road traffic accident that means I have to quit work, or I might have a severely disabled baby that means I cant work anymore, or I might get assaulted and not be able to work anymore, or I might end up in an tragic accident, or a terrorist attack that means I cant work anymore. There are a thousand ways that honest hardworking citizens might not be able to afford medical insurance, and another thousand ways that the insurance companies will find a way of not paying even if you do have insurance.

  I think Tony Benn made an excellent point that you pay according to your ability and you claim according to your need. And as much as I may like to make distinctions between who I think is deserving, I think it is also true that a society can be judged by how it treats its poorest members.

  And when one of the richest countries in the world watches a baby girl asphyxiate because the insurance company refuses to pay for the treatment, and the mother is removed from the hospital as she begs for doctors to treat the child, to my mind that is corporate murder.
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  Anyone watched the film 'Sicko'?

  by katiekitten in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i watched this film last night, and it made me really really grateful that we have free health care in the uk.

  i know we complain about the state of the nhs, but the bottom line is if there is ever anything wrong with me my first thought will not be 'does my insurance cover this' or 'can i afford this'.. there was one part of the film where michael moore takes some people to cuba to get free health care and one woman picks up inhalers for 5 cents a piece, that are costing her $120 in the us.

  she just breaks down and crys at the disparity of the cost.. it was also telling to see the insurance companies employ people specifically to try and find ways to deny claims or to void policies where a claim has been made.

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  katiekitten

  I watched this film last night, and it made me really really grateful that we have free health care in the UK. I know we complain about the state of the NHS, but the bottom line is if there is ever anything wrong with me my first thought will not be 'does my insurance cover this' or 'can I afford this'.

  There was one part of the film where Michael Moore takes some people to Cuba to get free health care and one woman picks up inhalers for 5 cents a piece, that are costing her $120 in the US. She just breaks down and crys at the disparity of the cost.

  It was also telling to see the insurance companies employ people specifically to try and find ways to deny claims or to void policies where a claim has been made. How wicked.

  I will never moan about the NHS again. Im off for a free appointment with my midwife tomorrow, and will soon be going to a free hospital to have a free baby. I can choose which free hospital I go to (there are 3 local ones in my area), and I can choose which free drugs and procedures I want during labour. I think I will just have free gas and air like I did last time. Oh, and if I have forgotton to pack nappies I will get some for free along with the free meals I get while I am in. When I get home I will have several free home visits from my midwife to make sure I am settling in with baby and to help me with any problems I might be having. Thats not free - It will probably cost me a cup of tea and a biscuit each time she comes. Im so lucky.

  Edited to add - AND IM SO GRATEFUL!
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  What is God doing right now?

  by shopaholic in

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  if god exists, what is he so busy doing that he can't help the folks in nvr's thread and the millions of folks in a similar or worst situation?.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/146275/1.ashx.

  i was actually going to start a whole rant about it this morning (before i saw nvr's thread) because things are not adding up .

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  He is watching the Make Mine A Double comedy season on Paramount.

  Someone ought to tell him to switch over and watch Sky News.
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  The Independent (UK) prints my letter today.

  by nicolaou in

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  Superb. And a well respected newspaper to get it printed in as well. Thats brilliant.
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  We could always have it worse...

  by nvrgnbk in

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  This is a really good thread.

  I can honestly say that at least once a week I thank my lucky stars that I was born in a first world country with a dry house, hot water, beautiful furnishings, a car, all the clothes I want, the choice of any food I want.

  Im so lucky. My family is so lucky.
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  What would you tell CHILDREN of Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by Magick in

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  a lot of us grew up as jehovah's witnesses.

  we had no choice.

  our parents made the choice for us.

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  Id tell them 'mummy and daddy really do love you, and they are doing to you what they honestly believe is the very best for you. But one day you will have to be big enough to forgive them lots and lots. Just make sure you dont get so bitter that you spoil the rest of your life after you realise this.'
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  Place your bets Ladies and Gentlemen

  by katiekitten in

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  i am due my baby in 2 days time (friday 9th nov).. i have no idea what its going to be, and i dont have any inklings, so the field is wide open.

  heres some detail to help you, and remember no babies will be hurt in the making of these bets!

  last baby was a girl 10 years ago, but i had a really strong feeling it was going to be a girl.

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  Well I thought something was going to happen today - but nothing.

  Its just a waiting game now...
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  If you were given $1M.....

  by Jourles in

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  ...and the only stipulation for spending it was that you had to use it in some way against the wts, how would you use the money?

  a tv campaign?

  radio?

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  Id set up a slush fund for victims of JW paedophiles so that people could go as far as they needed to, to get justice without having to give up due to lack of funds.
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  Tutankhamun's Face

  by snowbird in

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  what did you think of it?

  i would like to see it up close and personal.. i wonder if jcanon is going to come back and expound on king tut's short reign since he has done so many posts on his father, akhenaten.. sylvia.

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  There was this programme about him, and what he looked like and the shape of his body (I know, im off work with nothing better to do!!)

  Well, apparently all these drawings of him and his family showed them with massive bellies and hips and they thought it was some kind of artistic licence to show he was royal. Then they did CAT scans on his embalmed body and found he really did have this weird big hip / big belly shape.

  Put it this way, you wouldnt climb over your best mate to get to him...
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  Who is more likely to be disfellowshipped....a man or a woman?

  by Gill in

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  who is more likely to be disfellowshipped for 'sinning'?

  is it a man or a woman?

  which one is likely to be reinstated faster if they are df'd?.

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  I am of the opinion the odds are stacked against women, but I dont have any hard evidence, just a gut feeling.

  They need men to fill positions in the congregation, and sometimes pickings can be a bit slim, whereas women just make up the numbers (the women are a large army) and are therefore dispensible.

  I heard of a woman being df'ed because someone found out she had an STD. The elders decided the ONLY way she could have got it was through adultery. Turned out a couple of years later it was her husband who had been immoral and passed it onto her. I remember the society saying that all the work she had done to get reinstated was just a 'refining of her faith'.