The bizarre socialist perspective on economics is receiving a full airing out this week, as Micheal Moore’s latest film, “Sicko” generates “debate” in the mainstream media.
Front and center is Moore’s heated exchange with CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta. I say debate parenthetically, as CNN’s framing of the issue hangs their own man out to dry.
Poor Dr. Gupta is left to defend the status quo. He does the best he can. But as the current circumstance is untenable, the implication is that the well-intended Moore’s solution is the only altenative.
So Gupta’s opening move is to surrender: (more…)