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Re:$1,000 Hepatitis Pill Shows Why Fixing Health Costs Is So... by rlanday on Monday August 04, 2014 @12:20AM (#8130308)
Marketing is solely about tricking people into buying things? What about informing people of goods and services they might want but didn’t know about?
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Re:$1,000 Hepatitis Pill Shows Why Fixing Health Costs Is So... by rlpb on Monday August 04, 2014 @08:20AM (#8131377)
> What about informing people of goods and services they might want but didn’t know about?

If marketing didn't exist, this need could easily be fulfilled by organizations acting on behalf of the buyers. Consumer buying guides and professional industry-specific journalists publishing reviews are examples.

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Re:$1,000 Hepatitis Pill Shows Why Fixing Health Costs Is So... by rlanday on Monday August 04, 2014 @11:18AM (#8132100)
Yeah, and we can replace capitalism with a more efficient centrally-planned economy. In theory.
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