Is there any compromise from the no insurance company, single payer health-care system you demand in Sicko?
Sure. Like, I’d be willing to leave 12 million Americans off the rolls, uninsured. You know, what’s 12 million? Right? We’re a big country. No, obviously I’m kidding. There is no compromise. Some things, there is no compromise. Would you be willing to accept a compromise of letting some women vote, but not others? Or some African Americans having civil rights but not others? No. Some things there is no compromise. Some issues are black and white and this is one of them. Single payer is the only way to go when it comes to health insurance? That you should not have a private, profit-making insurance company in the middle between the doctor and the patient. That is crazy. The doctor should be able to decide what the patient needs and then perform the procedure. And the patient should not have to worry about whether or not they can afford it — just as if your house was on fire, you shouldn’t have to worry about whether or not you can afford to have the fire department put it out. You made
