You can't use 2 neithers and nors for 3 things. Dr. D hates grammar nazi-ism, but in this case he's happy to make an exception. The "slogan" in the image has more errors than words, which morbidly echo'es the last subject: Hanley Ramirez at shortstop.
You literally could do a "Where's Waldo" on the errors in this little slogan.
In fact, why don't we? See if you can spot the ones I missed!
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2. Technically, you can't use two words as an adjective for the same noun unless you insert a comma or hyphen. That's why excruciatingly correct grammar is "Healthcare." Hey, gimme a second. We're just getting loose.
We wouldn't be on this turf if the slogan weren't so smug and self-satisfied (a definite no-no in politics and P.R.). If you're going for "smug," don't make mistakes. That's free advice.
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3. I defy you to assert that our health care "system" is not a complex, connected series of parts. If you do, I'll have you fill out my insurance.
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4. As far as it "not being healthy," well ... the next time you lose a finger to a bandsaw, I dare you to not use U.S. facilities to improve "the general condition of your body or mind" with respect to illness, injury or pain. Make a run for the border, why don'cha.
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5. As far as it not being caring: tell MisterJonez.
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6. "Nor" is a conjunction and isn't capitalized, even in a title. We notice that "a" is not capitalized, so it's not like they're trying to coin a convention here. Sniff.
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7. Same goes for "Neither."
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8. The kindergarten colors, and font, cast a tone like "I'm a 5-year-old and you can't question my innocent wisdom." But 5-year-olds don't often use neither/nor, in my experience. Neither do they know what a health care system is.
You could blow off most of the errors as being due to the cutsie-pie K in K-12, except that the author knows what a health care system is, and knows its level of efficiency.
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9. A bit more seriously: the IDEA here is that our current system is not even "a system." (The local Safeway is "a system.")
The basis of the whole idea is that the U.S. health care institution its not NEARLY complex enough for our tastes. If you want the U.S. health care system to be FAR more COMPLEX, it's because you want the government in total command of everything (especially you). The subliminal message that we're children, in need of paternalistic attention from the Dictator, is offensive.
Admittedly, this one is a little subjective. But no reader appreciates the insinuation that he would be better off moving back in with his parents, even if the author wants to share his room. You sort of lose empathy with the implication.
Sincere readers do believe that the Feds should take over this 1/6 of our economy because we'd be better off if they did. But when you claim that we don't HAVE a SYSTEM, you've blown your credibility a little early :- )
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10. Our "voice" is captured in a soap bubble, nature's perfect Unit, which (unintentionally) conveys the idea that we ARE dwelling in a tight, perfect little system ALREADY.
Admittedly, that's subjective too. But I as editor would (seriously) have thrown the slogan out on those grounds alone.
I won't even count an extra bullet point for the fact that the graphic makes us feel vaguely claustrophobic. When we're enclosed. In a system.
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11. Optimistic handwriting goes up. Pessimistic handwriting goes down. The first half of the slogan is emotionally even, in contradistinction to the emotional chaos of the second half. Why am I sometimes emotionally content? Why does this system make me happy half the time? Are they saying that the situation often makes them happy?
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12. The colors are totally cacophonous: mostly earthtone, partly Arizona'n, occasionally neon. This also implies that the "voice" is incoherent. Which, of course, it is.
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13. Most notably, the word "Our" is totally off-putting, coming from this posse. In no other situation do they consider "us" a "we," and the reader is well aware of this. Nancy Pelosi and Sarah Palin are not a "we."
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14. The slogan has 11 words. There y'go amigo.
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Y'know on second thought ... I kinda like the graphic. Maybe one of us should email "for prophets" about a job. Or to see what they could come up with, for something truly juvenile. Say, Detect-O-Vision.
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