Sicko
I have just watched (for about the third time now) the movie “Sicko”.
Not sure why I do this to myself, given how angry I get every time I watch it.
In my mind it is downright criminal that this country, the most prosperous in history, does not have universal health care. Perhaps this is because I have seen firsthand the impact that the lack of UHC has on real people. In the past 5 years I have seen our health care system (often called the best in the world) ignore several people in my near or distant family to the point that they died.
Our health care system is set up to deny treatment, since paying for treatment is detrimental to the bottom line of HMO’s and insurance companies.
We may have the best health care system, but it is inaccessible to many. And, to many more it is a source of bondage, chaining them to jobs that they dare not leave.
What does health care have to do with a farm blog?
It really is all part of an unsustainable system - the same system that supports a food supply controlled by a handful of multi-national corporations. It is part of a system that teaches and reinforces a “me first” and “right now” culture of acquisition, consumption and ultimately exploitation of our environment and our fellow man.
When “we” can think in terms of “us” we will empower ourselves. When we act to further our collective long term interests, we will see change.