France: Where the government does your laundry

Weekend in Houston. Rest. Shopping. Food. Bookstores. Starbucks. Movie. bb
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I went to Houston's theatre district and saw Sicko, by Michael Moore.
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I liked Bowling for Columbine - good story, but I hated Fahrenheit 9/11 - propaganda.
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I went to Sicko with an expectation that I'd hate it too. But I loved it.
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After all the terrible stories of Americans unable to get healthcare, Moore visits Canada, England, France and Cuba to see how their healthcare systems work.

I lost it several times during Sicko. Some very moving scenes.
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The French scenes are hilarious - with subsidised day care, and home help from the government.
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He talks to an English doctor on £80k p.a., a cool car and a plush pad. And can't believe he works for the government. This doctor is incentivised to get people better (quit smoking etc.), whereas his US counterparts at managed healthcare companies, are incentivised on how much money they save by denying treatment.
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He even interviews Tony Benn, who does what he does best - speaking clearly, sensibly and movingly.
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The Cuban scenes are amazing. He takes three of his sick Americans to Cuba (9/11 volunteers who developed respiratory problems from the debris), and they get treated for free. Drugs that cost $120 in the US, are around 5 cents.

The local fire department invites them in for a chat, which is a very moving scene.

So Moore takes artistic license. So he spins. So what?

The audience roared with laughter a few times. Biggest laugh was when Moore stands by the Cashier's office at an NHS hospital expecting people to come and pay for medicines or treatment. b

Instead, he finds the cashier paying out money for travel expenses to people with limited means.
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I felt a surge of pride at the scenes in London. Of course it isn't as rose-tinted as portrayed, but compared with America, we are blessed.

Great, great film. I might go again.