Politics Information

Failure to Supervise at the Federal Trade Commission


Many MLM sales people mean well but they inadvertently commit fraud and violate rules and laws in their presentations. This is unfortunate and is an issue too big for the Federal Trade Commission to handle, like SPAM or Identity Theft; the FTC is impotent. Many of these MLM sales people have adopted the term; "Private Franchising" trying to distance themselves from the negative connotations of the multi-level marketing term. There is only one problem; Franchising, has an absolute definitions, which in no way resembles what these salespeople are out peddling.

If the MLM sales people do not understand the laws and the consumers do not understand the definitions of a franchise; after all they cannot find the states on a map of the US; it appears that there is nothing that can be done? Does this mean that the costs to educate the general public are too high and that money would be better spent hiring more attorneys at the Federal Trade Commission to attack and collect fees against small and medium sized companies which provide more jobs, tax base as a whole than the larger companies who pay little if any taxes or the small tiny MLM companies which provide one or less jobs?

Many see a whole lot of double standards here and question the true motivation of the Federal Trade Commission law enforcement efforts, which is quickly becoming the redheaded stepchild of the Department of Justice. We all need clarification. Many think the business community has that right to clarification and the Federal Trade Commission has the responsibility to tell the country why it allows massive fraud on one hand, yet will modify complaints, declarations and use secret courts as tactics to selectively prosecute much more reputable businesses?

If the Federal Trade Commission cannot answer this question, then the franchising and business op division, no matter what verdict is reached on the newest revisions of definitions of these business models, should be shut down. This would help the taxpayers who should be alleviated from the cost of burden of their endeavors. Shutting it down would be smart as in the franchising industry there is no fraud to speak of and in the business opportunity division because it is not being enforced anyway. Simply admit, that business opportunity virus has reached epic proportions like SPAM and the problems cannot be controlled. Let another agency take over such as the CDC. Think about it.

"Lance Winslow" - If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs


MORE RESOURCES:

When office politics go too far
Bizjournals.com, NC - 3 hours ago
If so, you (the boss) are watching a classic game of office politics unfold. While politics was a hot-button topic at the watercooler during the ...


Washington Post

Eric Holder's Politics
Wall Street Journal - 21 hours ago
One of the media narratives about the Bush Administration has been its "politicization" of the Justice Department. We've always thought most of that was ...
Holder pardon makes Dems squirm MLive.com
Attorney Scott Horton on “Justice After Bush: Prosecuting an ... Democracy Now
Obama's attorney general pick: Good on privacy? CNET News
San Francisco Chronicle
all 418 news articles


Seattle Post Intelligencer

Religion and politics: Big issues behind a little ornament
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 22 hours ago
Any way you slice it, a Christmas tree is religious in nature and should not be mixed with politics such as the White House. sean98125: Axis42, ...
Video: Raw Video: White House Christmas Tree Arrives AssociatedPress
Bush Didn't Sell His Soul For Politics OneNewsNow
Vt. Artists Part of White House Christmas Tree WCAX
San Francisco Chronicle - Snohomish Times
all 318 news articles


China Daily

Don't let politics overtake appointment
Albany Times Union, NY - 11 hours ago
Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate seat and less concerned with the appointee's politics. In these historically trying times, it is imperative to have someone ...
Obama's cabinet picks shake up NY, AZ politics The Associated Press
Dynastic Politics Lives in New York American Spectator
Top 5 possible contenders for Hillary Clinton's Senate seat Examiner.com
Washington Post - Newsday
all 603 news articles


Sify

Mortgage Plan Prompts More Bailout Politics
The Washington Independent, DC - 8 hours ago
More bailout politics, anyone? The core problem with such a plan, according to a few secondary market experts HW spoke with, is that mortgage rates have ...
Swift Boating on Denial River Smartmoney.com
all 711 news articles


CANADA FX DEBT-Canadian dollar plunges on oil, politics
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Cameron French TORONTO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar fell for the seventh-straight day versus the US dollar on Thursday, dropping nearly 2 ...


Moore vs. Cooper? Dispute hints at politics ahead
Greenville Daily Reflector, NC - 3 hours ago
By MIKE BAKER AP RALEIGH, NC — An ongoing quarrel between Attorney General Roy Cooper and State Treasurer Richard Moore may be more than just two agencies ...


WELT ONLINE

Thai court bans prime minister, ruling party from politics
Christian Science Monitor, MA - Dec 2, 2008
The parties' leaders, including Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, have been banned from politics for five years. The announcement came hours after an ...
Video: Thailand Airport Shutdown Enters 3rd Day AssociatedPress
Thai PM banned from politics as court disbands ruling party Daily Nation
Carousel Politics Sin Chew Jit Poh
The National - Belfast Telegraph
all 7,677 news articles


Youth Politics Stand Out at Facing Race Conference
New America Media, CA - 4 hours ago
YO! attended a Youth and Politics workshop at the Facing Race Conference The conference opened with a post-election analysis of how the presidential ...


The Politics of Safety
Town Hall, DC - 50 minutes ago
by Mario Diaz In Massachusetts the effective reframing of this issue was the key to the success of the Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth. ...

Politics - Google News

home | site map
© 2006