June 20, 2007
Sickening
Remember when news about medicine and hospitals appeared in the Health and Science section of the newspaper instead of the Business Section? It frosts me every time I hear that an HMO is "sponsoring" a segment on NPR, or I receive one of their slick and weighty brochures in my junk mail. How did the health care industry get to be such a big business? They should be spending their public relations budgets on caring for the sick.
Given this context, I was especially distressed by the mobile atrocity shown above -- a noteworthy example of this burgeoning trend. I doubt the truck is a hybrid. Not only are they advertising now, they're polluting.
Keep in mind that Michael Moore's "Sicko" opens next weekend in a theater near you.
Photo note: I chased this traffic hazard down the block the other day, camera in hand. I'm lucky I didn't end up in the hospital myself. The pigeon present on my windshield is well placed.
Addendum: A loose association, but look what happens when