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I wonder about the legality of the ads that say to go to a website to sign up for government money.
by themaninthedark 3y ago
I wonder about the legality of the ads that say to go to a website to sign up for government money.
- PaulHoule 3y agoI remember seeing some ads that looked really scammy about getting free medical equipment from Medicare on OTA television for years. Years later, it turned out I was right. If you called those folks they'd patch you through to a dishonest doctor who would write you a prescription for something like a back brace, even if you didn't need it. If you did need some kind of medical equipment later you might find you couldn't get it paid for because you already got the benefit. I wonder if ubiquitous exposure to that kind of crap has political implications. That is, you see a scam on TV several times a day that is clearly a scam but the people who run the TV station don't see it is a scam, bureaucrats don't see it is a scam, politicians don't see a scam. Politicians seem out so out of it that they launch their campaign with something that sounds just like a spam phone call. OTA stations in most dayparts in Syracuse almost exclusively run ads for things you don't pay for with your own money: personal injury lawyers, prescription drugs, and things you can get with government benefits. You do see an ad for a car dealer from time to time because if nobody bought cars you couldn't get hit by a car to call William Matar. I wonder if watching that crap turns people into Republicans.