Don't Take Medicine if You Are Allergic to It

And Other Things Learned While Watching TV

Advertising reflects a nation's concerns and ills. That being the case here is what advertising says about America.

1. The typical American patient must have a medical degree because advertising encourages him or her to tell the doctor what they should prescribe.

2. The side effects of those prescriptions are massive. Most of them involve the bowel.

3. A lot of people who watch the news also have tax problems which, for a not too small fee may be resolved by a firm that resolves tax issues for a not too small fee.

4. Those Americans who can tell their doctors what to prescribe must not be too smart as they have to be warned against taking medicine they are allergic too. Of course, they can only find out they are allergic by taking the medicine.

5. Surely no other country allows drug companies to spend billions advertising their drugs and pushing up prices.

6. If you don't have a reason to join a class action suit that makes millions for slime bag lawyers, go get one.  Doesn't matter if it is real, the point is to make the attorneys get big bucks.