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Open Question: Misleading/deceptive conduct?

Cheap.Tel is a company which sells international phone cards. It advertising included flyers which stated on the front page in large print: “No connection fee!” and “24 hour flat rates” with “1c per minute calls” written directly below the “24 hour flat rates” sentence. It also stated “2000 total minutes” next to the “1c per minute calls” sentence. On the back of the flyer was a sentence in small print: “A service fee may apply”. It turns out that there is a surcharge of 40c after 5 minutes of each call, no matter where the call is placed and no matter what the duration of the call (as long as it was over 5 minutes). It also turns out that 1c per minute phone calls are to selected countries. Does the conduct amount to false or misleading representations under the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)? If so, why and if not, why not? more

Resolved Question: Can you sue for false misleading and deceptive advertisement, and for non disclosure?

Recently, this car company, advertised in this magazine the following statement: 100% Guranteed Approval No matter What. 0% down, and 179.00 dollars per month on there cars. I wwnt to the lot to purchase the car. After I test drove it, I was told that I had to fill out a credit app, to see how much money I would have to put down. I told the car salesman that I wasn't putting anything down, because the ad said, 0% down. After they ran my credit, they told me that I didn't make enough money, and that I would have to put $1000-$1500 down. Do I have a case for false, misleading, deceptive, and for non disclosure? more

Resolved Question: Politically, is FTC regulation of false advertising an illegitimate use of State coercion?

As most people here probably know, the Federal Trade Commission regulates certain kinds of advertising in the United States, and is charged with enforcing rules against deceptive statements in advertising, as well as some other abusive kinds of advertising. For example, there is an FTC rule against "bait" advertising -- as in "bait and switch" - advertising that a company uses to lure customers into a store or a web site in search of some item that the advertiser doesn't really plan to sell. In "bait" advertising, a company only uses the promise of having a particular item as "bait" to attract people who then will be presented with a pitch for other stuff -- for example, other consumer goods offered at much higher prices. From a "free market," "laissez-faire" standpoint, do you think that it's wrong for the FTC to impose rules on the advertising business in this way? Or is it okay? If you're a pure libertarian believer in free-market forces, for example, should the Federal Government just butt out of the advertising world completely, and allow advertisers to say whatever they want? Or not? more

Resolved Question: Is it legal to display gas prices per liter rather than per gallon in California?

My uncle owns a gas station and convenience store. He wants to make the sign out front advertise the price per liter to lure customers in (we charge about 80 cents per liter). Is that legal? It seems pretty deceptive to me. He says its not false advertising or anything like that because the sign is still true even if people mistakenly think it means 80 cents per gallon. I told him he should advertise per 2-liter because it's a unit Americans know and 80 cents sounds too good to be true. more

Resolved Question: Why do so many people accept the idea that "all politicians lie"?

Wouldn't it be better if they could be sued for breaking their campaign promises (i.e., false or deceptive advertising and/or breach of contract as a public servant)? more

Resolved Question: Help with some advertising questions?

In a free society, mass production relies on __________________, another name for advertising. Demand Supply Mass selling mass consumption Question 2 (10 points)Save Which of the following emerged in the 1920's and 1930's as a major advertsing vehicle? television Radio Newspapers magazines Question 3 (10 points)Save The ingredient of the marketing mix concerned with product design, brand names, and packaging is: price product promotion place Question 4 (10 points)Save Advertising is largely unaffected by the economic and social environment around it. True False Question 5 (10 points)Save One of the primary purposes of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 was to eliminate acts or proactices that were unfair or deceptive. True False Question 6 (10 points)Save Public relations differs from publicity in that publicity is usually free. True False Question 7 (10 points)Save A competitive challenge for businesses (and advertisers) is to keep their brands on the top of the consumers mind. True False Question 8 (10 points)Save Corporate (institutional) advertising is often done to establish a public corporate identity. True False Question 9 (10 points)Save What type of advertising does Intel (computer chips) and Nutrasweet use to enhance their business. Trade advertising End product advertising Professional advertising Industrial advertising Question 10 (10 points)Save Advertising diversity requires American advertising companies to: understand our multicultural society. reach out with sensitivity and insight to diverse populations. consider cultural and language differences when designing advertisments. all of the above. more

Resolved Question: Is Himalayan Goji Juice A Fraud?

BREAKING NEWS!! Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against FreeLife for False Claims! A Class Action Lawsuit against FreeLife International Inc. is now filed in the United States District Court of Arizona. This lawsuit alleges false claims, misrepresentations, false and deceptive advertising and other issues regarding FreeLife’s Himalayan Goji Juice, GoChi, and TaiSlim products. This lawsuit seeks remedies for consumers who have purchased these products over the past several years. You may follow the link below to see the “Official Court Documentation,” and read the “COMPLAINT,” for yourself. http://www.gojitrees.com/FreeLifeClassActionLawsuit%5B1%5D.pdf more

Resolved Question: Do you feel that false advertising on food labels shall be banned?

Do you think unclear and deceptive terms such as 'low fat, organic, whole grain' should be removed? Also do you think the large pictures used to make the food look more appetizing should be banned too? why or why not? more

Resolved Question: Is Obama committing censorship?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/us/politics/18address.html?hp Obama Threatens Insurers’ Anti-Trust Exemption " President Obama mounted a frontal assault on the insurance industry on Saturday, accusing it of airing “deceptive and dishonest ads” to derail his health care legislation and threatening to strip the industry of its longstanding exemption from federal anti-trust laws." By threatening regulatory retaliation for political advertising he dislikes, is Obama crossing the line to overt censorship? If these insurance company ads are really false and misleading, isn't that already illegal? Wouldn't it count as fraud, slander, or libel? Why can't he address it by enforcing existing laws against false and misleading advertising? Is Obama testing us to see if the public will tolerate the first act of overt Communism by the Obama nation? more

Resolved Question: When you hear the term "dessert reception" what comes to mind?

Is it just sweets and fruit platters? Or is it also carving stations, egg rolls, finger sandwiches, etc? I've always understood it to mean the former because obviously the latter are not desserts at all. I'm curious because I was reading on several other wedding sites where carving stations, mini beef sliders, and the like are to be served at a dessert reception and you are inform your guests that it will be desserts only while serving non-dessert items. That doesn't make any sense to me since those two food categories couldn't be more different if they tried. When did blatantly lying like that become acceptable? Theoretically, you would put "dessert reception" on your reception cards to inform guests that they need to eat before they arrive at the ceremony as the reception will be at a non-meal time, so feeding them the equivalent of a full meal with non-sweet filling foods after telling them you have other plans entirely defeats the purpose and falls into the category of false advertising or fraud or whatever you want to call it. Especially if someone is doing the desserts only to save money, because the others are definitely not cheap, why go out of your way to be deceptive? I'm simply curious as to the logic behind the bait and switch simply for the fact that it doesn't make any sense. Or does it actually to some people? more

Resolved Question: Consumer rights: Do you think I have any rights on this issue? False advertising?

This is a pretty long one... I ordered some music software from a reputable company in England. The title of the package I ordered was "Ableton Live Suite 8 with FREE nanoKontrol" (nanoKontrol is a controller worth about £60). I noticed in my search of the store that there was also a package titled "Ableton Live Suite 8" for the same price but without the controller. So obviously, I went with the package with the free controller! Then, today I got an email saying that the Ableton Live Suite 7 package is discontinued and that I can select something else for the same value. I was confused as I hadn't ordered Ableton Live Suite 7, I had ordered 8. I looked at the webpage of the package I ordered and in the description under the product title it says in much smaller print "Buy Ableton Live Suite 7 and get a FREE nanoKontrol and upgrade to Ableton Live Suite 8 for free". It also says that the item is "In Stock". Surely if they are selliing something labeled "Ableton Live Suite 8 with FREE nanoKontrol" and I pay the price they are asking AND the product is labeled "In Stock" (and it still is labeled that) then I should get what I paid for??? Even in the order confirmation email it says: Order No. ***** Order Confirmed Ableton Live Suite 8 with FREE nanoKontrol £479.99 Confirming what I believed I was paying for... Do you think they should send me the package as shown in the invoice/ order confirmation? They may have to send me Ableton Live Suite 8 and the nanoKontrol as seperate packages instead of all in one box offer, which would put them at a slight loss. Do you think I have any rights on this issue? I think it might just be a website mistake but it is their job to keep things up to date. It's kindof false advertisement, or at least deceptive advertisement. I didn't read the description because I trusted the title and assumed the product would be what it said as I had read a lot about it already and know exactly what Ableton Live suite 8 contains. The nanoKontrol was just the icing on the cake. I know some of you might say "you should have read the small print" but I trusted this company (still do for some reason) and I presumed that, when I do a search for a product, and the product shows up with the exact title I am looking for and I hit "Add to basket" and pay for it then that it is the product it say's it is... Sorry about this rant but I hate when something gets taken away from you, especially when it's hard to get anything free these days!! :P Let me know your thoughts and what you would do. more

Resolved Question: Jehovah’s Witnesses: Do you think Jesus might be guilty of deceptive advertising?

Did you ever see a big advertisement in the newspaper where some product is being sold at an incredibly low price? Anyway, when you actually get to the store, they’ve often run out of the product and say that it’s “subject to availability.” So they get you into the store (to spend money), but they don’t offer the thing they promised. Some would call that false advertising. In John 14, Jesus tells us that he’s preparing a big big house (with a big big yard, and yes, you can play football). He says: “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” Of course, Jesus omitted the crucial “fact” that Heaven has some serious space limitations (limited to 144,000 on a first-come-first-serve basis). Is Jesus guilty of deceptive advertising? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SN-46M0xUkSo far, I’m not really getting a response to my specific question. If heaven is limited to 144k, then why did Jesus go around preaching about heaven being big enough for all believers? That sounds like a really crucial fact. Why do you think Jesus neglected to mention it?Poя¢єℓαιη : I quoted the text you’re asking for. As for the verse in Psalms, that means (to me) that after a long period in heaven, all (saved) people will return to the earth, which will be a recreated paradise. more

Resolved Question: Instant Scratch Tickets, is this False Advertising or Just Stretching Truth?

Alot of States have State lottery's and most include scratch tickets or instant tickets most state lottery websites list the games - the number of tickets printed and odds for each prize amount - but they usually say odds of winning is 1 in 3.62 or 1 in 5.44 something like that - My problem is they include tickets you win your money back as a WIN- isn't this a TIE ? I mean if you add up all the prizes for most tickets the odds of winning MORE than even money on the face value of a lottery ticket is like 3% do you people agree if this isnt FRAUDULENT its VERY DECEPTIVE? I mean i agree saying you win 1 in 3.62 sounds alot better than 97% of the time you either win EVEN MONEY or LESS more

Voting Question: Deceptive advertising?

Where can I complain about false advertising claims, such as Zappos claim that you can return an item within 365 days or Cruise Travel Agents that offer sweet deals like onboard credits and then not honoring these claims (without providing restrictiions on their websites for these deals)? more

Resolved Question: 5 Qstion anyone can answer them for me please ill appreciate it ?

John D. Rockefeller was the leader of the ________ trust. oil whiskey railroad tobacco The Clayton Act prohibited: foreign control of U. S. corporations. all forms of monopoly. interlocking directorates. false and deceptive advertising. The conventional merger is the ________ merger. horizontal vertical conglomerate diversifying A merger of a firm and its supplier is called a ________ merger. conglomerate horizontal vertical direct The deregulation of the airlines has led to: higher costs and higher prices. lower costs and lower prices. higher costs and lower prices. lower costs and higher prices. more

Resolved Question: Need help with this business law crap. Need one page what should i write?

The Controlling the Assault of Non Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003, known as the CAN-SPAM Act, was passed by Congress and became effective in January of 2004. It established a framework for federal regulation of unsolicited commercial email. It covers email the primary purpose of which is advertising or promoting a commercial product or service. It exempts email that facilitates an agreed upon transaction or updates a customer in an existing business relationship. It bans false or misleading header information, prohibits deceptive subject lines, requires that recipients be given an opt-out method and requires commercial email to be identified as an advertisement and include the sender's valid physical postal address. The Federal Trade Commission is authorized to enforce the Act, and the Department of Justice has the authority to enforce its criminal sanctions. Assume that a company which has regularly, and successfully, marketed their products through email challenges the constitutionality of this law. Their argument is that the law exceeds the authority given to Congress to regulate under the Commerce Clause. Discuss the merits of that argument. In your discussion, identify the scope of Congress' authority under the commerce clause. In general, what type of activity may Congress regulate? (5 points). Also, discuss whether this particular regulation a valid exercise of Congress' power. (15 points) Then, assume that the state of Tennessee passes a law regulating the same type of activity, but which, in addition to those prohibitions contained in the federal law, also prohibits email updates to customers in an existing business relationship. Identify the constitutional source of the state's power to pass such a regulation, and discuss whether this is unconstitutional because it violates either the "dormant" commerce clause or the supremacy clause. (5 points) more

Voting Question: Economics please assists?

1.In the market for bottled water, Fresh Springs has a 40 percent share of the market, Swiss Springs has a 27 percent share, L'eau de France has a 8 percent share, and Rocky Mountain Water has a 5 percent share. The rest of the market consists of 20 firms with a 1 percent share of the market each. What is the value of the Herfindahl-Hirschman index? 2.True or False: If a natural monopoly succeeds at capturing the regulator, then the monopoly will produce the quantity at which MC=MR. 3.True or False: The Robinson-Patman Act amended and further refined the Clayton Act. 4.True or False: A merger between two firms in a supplier-purchaser relationship is called a vertical merger. 5.True or False: The per se criterion was an antitrust law guideline that emphasized price over quantity. 6.True or False: The Celler-Kefauver Act was passed to close a loophole regarding certain asset acquisitions and acquisitions involving firms that were not direct competitors. 7.True or False: Sometimes referred to as the Anti-Merger Act, the Celler-Kefauver Act gave the government the ability to prevent vertical mergers and conglomerate mergers which could limit competition. 8.Suppose that the Britney Spears decides to get into the thighmaster business too! Britney makes the claims that her thighmaster is better than the thighmaster of Suzanne Somers and makes the claim if one uses her thighmaster, the user will lose 5 inches! Would this be an example of deceptive advertising? Who is responsible for the regulation of these “deceptive” practices? Explain. 9.Suppose there are 4 construction companies in the area: Somdah and Brothers; Maurice Inc.; Dennis, Sanders, and Paul; and Butler Incorporated. These construction companies do rather well in the construction industry. The president of Somdah and Brothers decides to get the remaining three construction companies together to chit chat about prices of their projects and what future projects they are bidding on. During the conversation, the president of Maurice Inc asked everyone that in order to make their lives easier and make more money (leading to higher profits), they should split up the future bids of the contracts and bid on their assigned construction project. Then, the president of Dennis, Sanders and Paul said they had a copy of bids from other construction companies: Beach Construction and Shadow Inc, so they know how to bid even better on these contracts. Is there any evidence of antitrust violations in this scenario? Explain. 10.In a press release by Somdah and Brothers on their website, they were able to acquire three additional construction companies and are able to expand and dominate in the local market for construction services. Is this a potential violation of the antitrust laws? Explain. more

Voting Question: I need assisting with these question on Economics?

Resolved Question: Why , in a government for, by and of the people, does the government allow false and deceptive advertising?

If the government is in place so as to protect the citizens of said nation, then why doesn't the government protect said citizens from harmful products sold to them by manufactures and advertisers who deliberately and knowingly lie so as to sell the same.? Wouldn't this be the same as allowing mythologies to be taught as fact in public schools, thereby misleading the students and the public in general? Thank you to all thoughtful and serious answers, as well as to those who simply need to rant and vent. Be well.Perhaps it might be more correct to ask why do the pople of this or any nation allow the same?The various branches of the military are there to protect us from foriegn invasion and not from domestic, commericial terrorist, at least according to the consitution. Originally, one of the main purposes of government was to regulate commerce so that it was fair and honest and in the general welfare of the populace. At other times the customer was always right and no one wanted to deliberately kill off their customers. Now were sold poisons with beautiful lies...The general populace, by buying into the marketing schemes and purchasing the very products that may well be killing them are allowing this to happen. By not standing up and demanding that the government hold the culprits accountable they have allowed the same and even encouraged and aided it. more

Resolved Question: If it was YOUR FREE SPEECH Obama was coming to shut down, would you feel differently about him stifling others?

http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/Obama%20for%20America%20Letter%20re%20NRA%20Ad3.pdf Letter sent to ABC Obama is an old-fashioned Stalinist. In this letter, sent to TV stations from Obama campaign general counsel Bob Bauer, the Obama campaign, once again, attempts to intimidate television station managers from airing a TV ad by the National Rifle Association. http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/nra-firing-away.html Bauer argues, "Unlike federal candidates, independent political organizations do not have a 'right to command the use of broadcast facilities.' Moreover, you have a duty 'to protect the public from false, misleading or deceptive advertising.' We request that you immediately cease airing this advertising." The Obama campaign takes issue with an ad called "Hunter," pointing out that claims in the ad were called "false" by Factcheck.org, and were given three Pinocchios by the Washington Post's "Factchecker." In response, Cleta Mitchell, Counsel to the NRA, fired back in a letter to station managers that the fact checkers in this case are wrong. "We respectfully request that your station disregard the shamefully false assertions from the Obama campaign and its attorneys," Mitchell writes. You can read more of Mitchell's letter at the blog of Ben Smith of Politico, who reprinted it in full. Political speech is absolute. This is another attempt by Obama's NKVD to deny Americans their 1st Amendment "free expression" rights. As you read down the page you will see other instances of intimidation by Obama's NKVD. This is obviously a formal tactic of his campaign. Just imagine what these people would do with the full force of the Department of Justice behind them. Obama's assault on free speech reminds me of how Islam deals with speech it does not like: "Behead Those Who Insult The Prophet." As an aside, the "lawyer letter" is on Obama Campaign stationary. Obama's name in the letterhead is quite large. One can hardly read Biden's name. http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Obama_seeks_to_take_down_NRA_ad.html?showall ----------------- Gov. Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on news reports that have exposed plans by U.S. Senator Barack Obama to use Missouri law enforcement to threaten and intimidate his critics. "St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and Obama and the leader of his Missouri campaign Senator Claire McCaskill have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign." "What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond words, the party that claims to be the party of Thomas Jefferson is abusing the justice system and offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of prosecution and criminal punishment. "This abuse of the law for intimidation insults the most sacred principles and ideals of Jefferson. I can think of nothing more offensive to Jefferson’s thinking than using the power of the state to deprive Americans of their civil rights. The only conceivable purpose of Messrs. McCulloch, Obama and the others is to frighten people away from expressing themselves, to chill free and open debate, to suppress support and donations to conservative organizations targeted by this anti-civil rights, to strangle criticism of Mr. Obama, to suppress ads about his support of higher taxes, and to choke out criticism on television, radio, the Internet, blogs, e-mail and daily conversation about the election. "Barack Obama needs to grow up. Leftist blogs and others in the press constantly say false things about me and my family. Usually, we ignore false and scurrilous accusations because the purveyors have no credibility. When necessary, we refute them. Enlisting Missouri law enforcement to intimidate people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition Acts -- not a free society." http://governor.mo.gov/cgi-bin/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EkkkVFulkpOzXqGMaj&style=Default+News+Style&tmpl=newsitemMcCain has only called for Obama to show honesty in registrations, due to ACORN and America Vote! and all the fraudulent registrations. Obama has "Truth Squad" (aka goon squads) more

Resolved Question: Do You Know Obama Is Censoring Opposing Political Speech?

Obama Wants NRA Ads Banned Saturday, September 27, 2008 8:10 PM By: Newsmax staff Article Font Size The Obama camp has been threatening television and radio stations to keep them from airing anti-Obama ads. The latest target is the NRA and stations in Pennsylvania. Earlier this week, the National Rifle Association's Political Victory Fund released a series of radio and television spots to educate gun owners and sportsmen about Barack Obama's longstanding anti-gun record. In response to the NRA-PVF ads, a clearly panicked Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) are doing everything they can to hide Obama's real record by mounting a coordinated assault on the First Amendment. They have gone to desperate and outrageous lengths to try to silence your NRA by bullying media outlets with threats of lawsuits if they run NRA-PVF's ads. The Obama camp is particularly angry with an NRA ad entitled "Hunter" which lays out Obama's record on gun control. You can see the "Hunter" ad -- Go Here Now. Other NRA ads include "Way of Life" and another focusing on Joe Biden's record, "Defend Freedom, Defeat Obama." This week, Obama's campaign general counsel Bob Bauer wrote seeking to censor the ads at stations in Pennsylvania. "Unlike federal candidates, independent political organizations do not have a 'right to command the use of broadcast facilities,'" Bauer writes. "Moreover, you have a duty 'to protect the public from false, misleading or deceptive advertising.'" "This advertising is false, misleading, and deceptive," Bauer continued. "We request that you immediately cease airing this advertising." The NRA says Obama's camp are sending out these "intimidating cease and desist letters" to cable operators and television stations, threatening their FCC licenses if they run the ads. The NRA charged that "Obama and the DNC have been using strong-arm tactics reminiscent of Chicago machine politics to try and cover up the truth and silence NRA by forcing the stations to assist them in hiding Obama's radical anti-gun record." And now, Obama and the DNC have opened a new front in their assault on your First Amendment rights by calling on their followers to contact these station managers to demand that the stations not run NRA-PVF's ads. NRA stands behind the accuracy of these ads, and NRA attorneys have responded to the Obama campaign's despicable and abusive attempt to trample on the First Amendment by sending a thorough rebuttal to station managers. This rebuttal clearly and conclusively refutes the Obama campaign's fallacious claims that the ads are inaccurate. The NRA has set up a web site detailing its position on Obama at www.gunbanobama.com. more

Resolved Question: Is Time Warner engaging in false advertising on their websites?

Please reference the following link... http://neohio.moredigitaltrends.com/bundle/?gclid=CIKIwJu3_pQCFQkYQgod-RJcqQ According to the bullet points, you can (among other things) "Talk from morning 'til night with Digital Phone's unlimited calling anywhere in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Enjoy the most popular calling features at no extra cost." Just below that it mentions that we can get the bundle for $89.95. But the fine print below that states "Offer applies to Digital Access Service, Road Runner 1.5 Mbps service, and Digital Home Phone Unlimited in-state service". So, you get the slower speed internet access and ONLY unlimited in-state calling. Could this be considered deceptive? I would also recommend clicking around on this site because others parts seem to be deceiving the customers as to what they are getting. I plan to file a complaint with the FTC and get the word out about Time Warner's shady sales practices. more

Resolved Question: I read an article?

I read an article where Dell was found guilty of fraud, false advertising, deceptive business practices and abusive debt collection practices. I was a victim of these practices by Dell as well, and I would like to know who to contact to get in on this lawsuit against Dell? If there is anyone out here that is involved, please give me details of who to contact? Thanks more

Resolved Question: Should freedom of speech apply to advertising?

The First Amendment of the Constitution protects the rights of marketers to advertise. However, the Supreme Court has ruled that the absolute prohibition of commercial speech shown to be false, deceptive and misleading is not a violation of the First Amendment. I am doing some research on how people feel about this topic. I could use some feedback, How do you feel about this, do you feel that commercial speech should be entitled to the same First Amendment protection as noncommercial speech, news reporting, and political commentary. Or do you feel a different standard should be applied to commercial speech. more

Resolved Question: Law & Ethics why do conservatives hate lawyers that put loophole fine print in their contracts but love the ??

home loan sharks that are putting people into bankruptcy and foreclosing on their homes for the same reason? and do you think its a good idea that congress make it a law that we can sue them for false advertising and deceptive fine print?no correct answer yet!some people cant read i guess!!!!! why do you hate lawyers for loophole fine print?!!?!?!?My Dad always told me, " The best revenge is to be happy." Take the High road here and walk away. These are NOT how real friends behave or treat each other. There's another saying," If you're being abused, you must be agreeing with the treatment." Friends are a lot like life--some are for a little while, and some for a few days or weeks or months, and a very few--for life. Find people to hang out who approve of you JUST THE WAY YOU ARE. That's the best answer I can give. good luck. more

Resolved Question: How much is the higher sanction/penalty a company can be forced to pay for having done false/deceptive advert?

How much is the higher sanction/penalty a company can be forced to pay for having done false/deceptive advertising? In Italy it's 100,000 Euro and there? more

Resolved Question: Can I do this for money or am i breaking the law???

The 2006 Florida Statutes Title XLVI CRIMES Chapter 849 GAMBLING View Entire Chapter 849.0935 Charitable, nonprofit organizations; drawings by chance; required disclosures; unlawful acts and practices; penalties.-- (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Drawing by chance" or "drawing" means an enterprise in which, from the entries submitted by the public to the organization conducting the drawing, one or more entries are selected by chance to win a prize. The term "drawing" does not include those enterprises, commonly known as "matching," "instant winner," or "preselected sweepstakes," which involve the distribution of winning numbers, previously designated as such, to the public. (b) "Organization" means an organization which is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(3), (4), (7), (8), (10), or (19), and which has a current determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service, and its bona fide members or officers. (2) The provisions of s. 849.09 shall not be construed to prohibit an organization qualified under 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(3), (4), (7), (8), (10), or (19) from conducting drawings by chance pursuant to the authority granted by this section, provided the organization has complied with all applicable provisions of chapter 496. (3) All brochures, advertisements, notices, tickets, or entry blanks used in connection with a drawing by chance shall conspicuously disclose: (a) The rules governing the conduct and operation of the drawing. (b) The full name of the organization and its principal place of business. (c) The source of the funds used to award cash prizes or to purchase prizes. (d) The date, hour, and place where the winner will be chosen and the prizes will be awarded, unless the brochures, advertisements, notices, tickets, or entry blanks are not offered to the public more than 3 days prior to the drawing. (e) That no purchase or contribution is necessary. (4) It is unlawful for any organization which, pursuant to the authority granted by this section, promotes, operates, or conducts a drawing by chance: (a) To design, engage in, promote, or conduct any drawing in which the winner is predetermined by means of matching, instant win, or preselected sweepstakes or otherwise or in which the selection of the winners is in any way rigged; (b) To require an entry fee, donation, substantial consideration, payment, proof of purchase, or contribution as a condition of entering the drawing or of being selected to win a prize. However, this provision shall not prohibit an organization from suggesting a minimum donation or from including a statement of such suggested minimum donation on any printed material utilized in connection with the fundraising event or drawing; (c) To condition the drawing on a minimum number of tickets having been disbursed to contributors or on a minimum amount of contributions having been received; (d) To arbitrarily remove, disqualify, disallow, or reject any entry or to discriminate in any manner between entrants who gave contributions to the organization and those who did not give such contributions; (e) To fail to promptly notify, at the address set forth on the entry blank, any person, whose entry is selected to win, of the fact that he or she won; (f) To fail to award all prizes offered; (g) To print, publish, or circulate literature or advertising material used in connection with the drawing which is false, deceptive, or misleading; (h) To cancel a drawing; or (i) To condition the acquisition or giveaway of any prize upon the receipt of voluntary donations or contributions. (5) The organization conducting the drawing may limit the number of tickets distributed to each drawing entrant. (6) A violation of this section is a deceptive and unfair trade practice. (7) Any organization which engages in any act or practice in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. However, any organization or other person who sells or offers for sale in this state a ticket or entry blank for a raffle or other drawing by chance, without complying with the requirements of paragraph (3)(d), is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable by fine only as provided in s. 775.083. (8) This section does not apply to the state lottery operated pursuant to chapter 24. History.--s. 1, ch. 84-181; ss. 1, 2, ch. 88-115; s. 216, ch. 91-224; s. 1, ch. 96-253; s. 1825, ch. 97-102; s. 1, ch. 97-108.I want to do like a raffle in my town for moneyThe idea was to do the pixel selling but call it boxes and to run it for local thing in my area but is that bad. I want to sell 100x100 boxes and then at the end give away 1000 bucks as a drawing and i wanted to sell the boxes as a part of a whole and in the box you can put your name or message and do some kind of ad thing for local busnisses . The boxes would of been 1 buck a peice.sorry for all the spelling ... I want to know if there is away around the whole thing if it is bad. more

Resolved Question: If Michael J. Foxes political ad has a great point to make, why did he pull it off the air?

I know why. Because when Rush Limbaugh debated the argument made by the political ad, it did not have legs to stand on, and was shown for what it is, a cheap illusion of hope, a false argument, and deceptive advertising. Liberals can't make arguments, they only make illusions to mimick arguments, they only argue based on emotion and not logic. You liberals are the dumbest people on earth. You think John Kerry is smarter than George Bush? John Kerry's GPA is C, George Bush's CPA is C+. You Libs go suck one, go listen to your drive by media as if it gives you the truth, it gives you noise and illusions, did you know that, you guys think you are so smart, keep living in illusions, and have orgies with your bushy females. more