UPMC Slogan Contest

I've always had a chip on my shoulder about the many local "non-profit" organizations that clearly profit from the rest of us. Colleges, hospitals, insurers & the Catholic Diocese in this area own the best real estate & don't pay taxes on any of it -- unlike the rest of us poor schmucks, who are being taxed right out of our homes & right out of business.

There are many things to criticize about all fo these organizations, but my favorite to pick on is UPMC, for a variety fo reasons.

First & foremost, UPMC offers the additional caveat of nearly-monopolizing the healthcare industry, thus grossly suppressing wages in many fields that are otherwise quite lucrative. They also have a big piece of the insurance market while offering an average (at best) product for exhorbitant rates. Quite a service to the region, no?

At the moment, the thing that most disgusts me about UPMC is their "gift" to the city in lieu of taxes, aka the "Pittsburgh Promise". Sorry, but sending average & underacheiving students to college for lower rates does not rate high on my list of public services.

That money would be much better spent easing the burden of working people struggling with healthcare costs. It would be better spent easing the tax burden of homeowners & businesses in the region. It would be better spent improving municipal services. it would be even better spent used to consolidate municipal services so as to lower the cost & increase the efficiency of the entire county.

That being said, I'm wondering if UPMC should implement a new slogan to more clearly illustrate their motives. How about something like this:

UPMC: Our rising premiums are driving healthcare out of reach of the masses, so that C students can attend college more cheaply. But not necessarily at Pitt. No. It's just pure coincidence that our college is the only one in town that accepts such pathetic GPA's. Yeah, that's the ticket!