Consumers Group Consumer Protection

dibidi asked:


I am asking because the country that I come from(EU), although having adopted Democracy for nearly 13 years already, does not do much to listen to the people’s opinion in terms of local governance. People rarely speak out, even if they dislike something, little will be said thinking their voice does not matter. Things like consumer protection are just starting to appear but it is difficult and time consuming process for a single individual. e.g having to have a road repaired takes forever although everyone pays taxes. People may complain but individually and their requests get washed away and delayed etc… (Other examples, lack of referendum for important town decisions, or late/formallity referendums on issues, obvious municipality corruptions that are not taken seriously, local gangs known by the police are not dealt with once and for all)…do you get my flow?
I feel there is very little citizen participation as people just don’t care, how do you change this?

Barbara

Billboxing asked:


I answered an ad for PRO SEAL, a bathroom caulking device for caulking and sealing around shower enclosure. The product was advertised on TV by sales pitch artist Billy Mays….After several weeks of phone calls, promises of re-shippment and re-charges on my credit card, the 800 # was disconnected and no product appeared. The NY State Consumer Protection Agency was contacted along with The FCC Commission to no avail. There is a web site called Ripoff.com that lists dozens of others nation wide that was duped by this company. Anyone get any results or information ? Thanks and ………B E W A R E .
If you never heard of him or seen TV products advertised by him or have been duped by a television telemarketing scheme, then I guess it’s not necessary to answer. Right ?
If you never heard of him or seen TV products advertised by him or have been duped by a television telemarketing scheme, then I guess it’s not necessary to answer. Right ?

Karen

Red Rooster asked:


That would be required to monitor news and information, then counter any lies, or false statements with the actual fact of the matter, or stated improven statement made by people, and groups. This would be by a bonded secure agency, much like the agencies that monitor lotto drawings for the states. This would only be required for the information that was vital to the general welfare, and consumer protection of the society. The would be fairy tale tellers would be forced to speak and reveal only the truth as they best know it to be. Would such a thing be too harsh on lawyers and other professional liars, and rob their freedom?
Well! Well! two liberals out of their element again. preposterous! you called it! still do you wet your beds? we understand, and forgive you, we are compassionate.

Brent

kneo316 asked:


I was looking for good deals for the recently launched samsung innov8 when I saw these sites advertising unbelievable deals.

http://www.rentradelimited.net/samsung-i8510-inno8510816.html
http://www.sametimemallltd.org/samsung-i8510-i85108.html

The regular price for this phone is upwards of $500-550 but these guys offering a steal. I established contact with them, they claim to be based in the UK but their English implied otherwise, lot of typos in their emails.

They prepared to accept payments only through western union or money gram which offer little to no consumer protection.

Thoughts?
Thanks for your responses…

One of em has agreed to meet a friend of mine in London and transact in person and the other is ready to use paypal provided I order > 10 items.

I know that the likelihood of these guys being cons is quite high but yet want to see how safe can I be while dealing with them…besides the phone is just amazing specially at the price

Victor

Marq JPAA asked:


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080910/ap_on_el_pr/ron_paul_third_parties
Paul says he turned down appeal to endorse McCain

By SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press Writer 22 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning Texas lawmaker who attracted a devoted following in the GOP primaries, said Wednesday he rejected an appeal to endorse John McCain’s presidential bid.

Paul said the request came from Phil Gramm, the former McCain adviser and ex-senator whom the campaign jettisoned after he said the country was a “nation of whiners” about the economy. Gramm defeated Paul in the Republican primary for the Senate in 1984.

Speaking to reporters at a news conference, Paul said Gramm called him this week and told him, “You need to endorse McCain.” The Texas congressman said he refused.

“The idea was that he would do less harm than the other candidate,” Paul said.

Paul won no primaries in the Republican nomination contest but developed a strong following on the Internet.

He appeared at a news conference with three third-party candidates: independent Ralph Nader; former Georgia Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney, the Green Party candidate; and Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution Party candidate. Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate, was invited but said at his own news conference later that he declined because Paul didn’t endorse one candidate.

“We need today, now, 55 days before this election, bold, focused, specific leadership and that is not the amorphous kind that says any of the above or none of the above,” Barr said.

Barr said he had asked Paul to join him as his running mate on the Libertarian Party ticket while his current running mate, Wayne Root would step aside. “We don’t anticopate that he will,” Barr said.

Earlier, Paul called the presidential elections a charade and said voters are faced with the “lesser of two evils.”

The majority of Americans, about 60 percent, are unhappy with their choices in the race, Paul said. He urged the three third-party candidates to bring all their supporters together to vote against the “establishment candidates.”

Paul, 73, a former doctor, ran for president as the Libertarian candidate in 1988. He is unopposed in the November race for his congressional seat.

Nader derided media focus on what he called “lipstickgate,” referring to the bickering between the McCain and Barack Obama campaigns over whether a phrase used by Obama was a sexist comment against Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.

Nader, a consumer protection advocate, acknowledged differences among the third-party candidates such as government regulation of health and safety standards. But he added that he shares Paul’s support for more opportunity in the political process for third-party candidates.
Dontcha just LOVE Republikan stupidity?

BlueJuliet — Ron Paul IS a Republican. He is a REPUBLICAN Congressman from Texas.

It’s just that unlike the neoconservatives who have hijacked the Republican Party and turned it into «Die Nationalen Christlichen Republikanischen Weißen Partei
der Leute für Gott und Land», Ron Paul actually happens to take the U.S. Constitution *seriously* — and we liberals actually *respect* that!

Debbie

Dogs are our Guardian Angels! asked:


Could it be from back yard breeding? He died of lymphoma, and 3 other dogs from his litter died of lymphoma months short of their 2nd birthday.

I blame it on back yard breeding, and when we bought the dog, she didn’t want to bring the btch out, because I had my female with me……so I didn’t get to see her……

I am well educated now, its a shame that a tragedy leads to education, but, I don’t regret saving him from that bad breeder.

Oh the reason why I know there were 3 other puppies from that same litter that died, is because when I called to report this byb to the state of illinois consumer protection…something like that, can’t remember…..but the lady was in shock, and said you are not going to believe this, but there are 3 other complaints, all dogs died from lymphoma……….from the same litter.

WE complained, and all they did was warn her. that’s it.

So anyway, can this be genetic, or over breeding or what?

Martin