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area51

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8. They advertise because they can get away with it;

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2024, 09:45 PM

Jun 2024

they can get away with it because too many in congress are bought and won't regulate the industry or negotiate down drug prices like first-world countries do.

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Ask your doctor if dancing drug ads are right for you [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2024 OP

You mean the dancing Toujeo guy? sop Jun 2024 #1

I have my own personal inverse advertising rule Walleye Jun 2024 #2

That OP hits big Pharma squarely. The advertising is just another pile of money for those who squeeze profits ... marble falls Jun 2024 #3

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These ads are just one reason I don't watch ANY advertising supported television. hunter Jun 2024 #5

They advertise because they can get away with it; area51 Jun 2024 #8