Being reminded for the one millionth time that we should make tv ads for prescription drugs illegal.
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Before Reagan became president, they were. Deregulation in order to increase corporate profits was an organizing principle of Reaganomics; to let the market do its thing without putting ethical or moral considerations first. Corporate profits before social good. And here we are.

Aug 3, 2020 · 3:14 AM UTC

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Everything has come off the rails since the 80s. The last 40 years have been a complete pillage of the working class to the 1%.
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Deregulation started with Carter. Dems were co-opted by neoliberals.
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yeah! The upside down value system money is more important than human lives! 😞
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They became legal during the Clinton years, mid 90s. I remember how jarringly disgusting it was when Prozac and Viagra ads showed up ubiquitously on TV.
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First direct to consumer ad was Allegra in the mid to late 90’s. Surfing wheat fields 🤪🤪.
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And oh so much more we can thank the “Reagan Revolution” for. Trickle Down, too, rivals degregulation. Oh, and corruption, how’s that going for us? Good & Plenty for that 1%.
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Came here to say this! They should also be removed from print ads.
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@AndrewYang you should've supported the Medicare4All candidate @BernieSanders.
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Reganomics was a failure
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This was more on Clinton. I remember the bizarre period of watching broadcast news, boggled by the pharma ads for products that weren’t yet legal, so they didn’t mention the drug by name. To establish their TV brand. People traipsing through wheat fields, etc. So weird.
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