Reply #17: I really don't see how Sanjay is the devil in this piece. [View All]

[Hellataz]

Sanja Gupta just seems to have a different opinion, but agrees with Michael on many points. He just seems to be making the point that Michael neglected to make it clear in his movie the details involved in free healthcare, details like how the health care is paid for (higher taxes) and what is actually covered.

Michael is passionate about his issues and I agree with him on a lot of things, but I do think Michael does slant his films to make his point stronger. I don't think he lied, nor do I think Sanjay did. I think it was a misunderstanding as well as a difference of opinion on how the point is conveyed to the public.

I also didn't see where Sanjay said Free healthcare was bad, I think he just raised questions about it and tried to make the point that it's not as perfect as many Americans think it might be. I think he wants Americans to know all the facts about free healthcare before we all sign up for it. I personally wouldn't mind paying higher taxes for free health care and I would expect certain procedures to not be covered, but I'm not sure that most americans understand those details when they hear "FREE healthcare".

Michael reminds me sometimes of joe the plumber, in the sense of they are passionate about their points so much so that they refuse to listen to the other side and refuse to accept if they might be wrong. I think much more of Michael than that tool Joe, but Michael needs to chill out and accept criticism and other people's disagreements without getting so self righteous, it makes him look bad.