Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : View from the Center and Left -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sam who wrote (220221)	3/22/2013 9:03:25 AM
From: Ron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542904

While we're on the subject of media... Remember when hospitals, doctors, drug companies and lawyers did not advertise? I am fuzzy on the deregulation/ethics rules changes that led to this, but it wasn't so long ago, the airwaves and billboards were relatively free of those ads. I find hospital billboards particularly grating, as they tout their super-high tech heart center, which one should patronize, because obviously it is better than hospital 'Y's super-high tech heart center. Hospitals and doctors spend millions touting their services, and it's a relatively monopolistic system now to begin with. Seems absurd to me. But they are swimming in profits, so I suppose they need to spend some of that money on marketing. It would be refreshing to see a hospital ad that says "'We promise not to bankrupt you." OK that's my rant for the day. The sun is shining and it's Friday. TGIF.