Truth in Advertising

         What has happened to being truthful?  There are laws covering truth in advertising, but everybody seems to get around them. 

        The ones that really irritate me are the ads that run this time of year for Medicare medical supplement insurance.  They use enough words like “may”, “maybe”, or “Get all the benefits you’re entitled” to get around the intent or letter of the law, but they are clearly misleading and convey a message that is clearly a lie.  They promise additional benefits at no cost which does not happen.

        The amount of money spent on these supplemental insurance ads is unreal.  Think about how profitable these insurance policies must be to afford that kind of an advertising budget.  The return on investment for the consumer’s premium really stinks.  Of course, the ads give the impression that the policies are a good buy.

        If we don’t eliminate the control government and insurance companies have over our medical providers, costs will continue to escalate.   Since Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance providers only pay a fraction of the listed price, the stated price is totally inflated.  Any private citizen without insurance must negotiate the price or they are getting ripped off.  If we go to government provided health services, quality of care will decline. 

        The lies in advertising are even more extreme for political ads.  The voter certainly can not make an informed decision from media ads or direct mail.  The public seems to feel it is acceptable for politicians to lie.  Why would anyone believe an ad that is not supported by past actions?  Some ads for far Left Democrats sound like they are conservative when any informed person knows better.  Talk is cheap and worthless when it comes from most politicians.  There are rare exceptions who actually keep their promises like Donald Trump.

        Big tech has made a joke of telling the truth.  They will repeat any lie from the Left, but ban the truth of a conservative.  Their search engines are programmed so an individual can not even find the truth.  The globalist government establishment continues to allow this behavior because it is making the super rich even richer.

        My father taught me that a person’s word was their bond.  What has happened to those days?  Morality, family, religion, and ethical behavior are disappearing. 

 

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God bless President Trump and guide him to make America great again.

 

Trump did not bring division.  Division brought Trump. 

If you don’t see that, then you’re part of the problem.

Ava Armstrong.

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