Need a "health
enhancing" laugh?
Hey, who doesn't?
- Cures: We need drug companies to keep finding cures for major
diseases. Look at all the cures they've found so far like... well...
okay, they haven't actually found any cures yet. But maybe they can at
least cure all the bogus diseases they made up like "social anxiety
disorder" and "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder."
- National Security: U.S. drug companies are crucial for protecting
our national security by banning prescription drugs from untrustworthy
countries like Canada.
- The Economy: never mind that most pharmaceutical companies sell
useless products at ridiculous prices. All that money changing hands
is great for the economy. You may be diseased, but think on the bright
side: your Big Pharma stocks are soaring! (With all that money, you
might even be able to afford health insurance...)
- Doctors: Without the pharmaceutical companies, what would all the
doctors do for work? After all, most so-called "medicine" involves
little more than scribbling out a prescription for the latest
mass-advertised drug. Without drugs, doctors might actually have to
TALK to patients. Horrors!
- Ethics: With Enron gone, we need a new, national example of strong
ethics that properly communicate the essence of American corporate
greed. Pharmaceutical companies could make Enron look like the Girl
Scouts.
- Political Fundraising: We need drug companies to support the
re-election efforts of national leaders.
- Publishers: Without drug company advertising, who would support
all the newspaper and magazine publishers in this country? After all,
many print publications are now little more than pro-drug infomercial
rags dressed up to look like credible news magazines.
- Patient Responsibility: Without drug companies shifting health
responsibility away from patients, the people would actually have to
think for themselves and take control of their own health. That's
simply too much to ask from a dumbed-down population.
- The Environment: Drug companies set an excellent example of fair
and balanced environmental policy, which is why antidepressant drugs
are now showing up in the water supply. Their new environmental
slogan? "You take it, you flush it, we fuggedaboutit!"
- The Elderly: Everybody agrees we need honest U.S. businesses to
look out for the interests of our elders. Pharmaceutical companies
handle this with finesse by taking over the full monthly incomes of
most retired folks. It's a genuine public service.
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