George Bush--A New World Order When this president's father was in the Oval Office, he was fond of singing the praises of the "New World Order" that was to arrive. The phrase carried a lot of baggage, especially with conservatives who had long heard the term associated with a one-world government with little room for individual rights. Some believe the first George Bush's attachment to this term hurt his chances for re-election, and contributed to the movement that brought Ross Perot into the fray and split the conservative vote.
The FTC Purports and Misrepresents Their Law Enforcement Experience as It Attacks Business We should all give much kudos to the Federal Trade Commission. We sincerely compliment you on your misdirection, smoke screams and use of self-aggrandizement to further justify the on-going ability to govern, lead, legislate, regulate, and enforce law in the franchising industry.
FTC Franchise Rule Making Sound and Fury in the Sand Box of Free Markets Today we have a new franchise report from the Federal Trade Commission to further inhibit the franchise model thru more redundant paper work and over regulation, which will only serve the lawyers and give job security to the bureaucrats. However, it serves no free man in this present period.
Hypocrisy of Over Regulation All to often law makers and regulators create rules and regulations using a linear mindset. They claim they understand the issues, even have public hearings to prove it. Yet the people who are able to attend such things are usually lawyers and losers.
Should the FTC be Allowed to Regulate Franchising? Recently the FTC, Federal Trade Commission put forth a report on franchising. They want to further add to the franchise rule, even though they should be reducing regulation since there is not fraud to speak of.
Fraud From FTC Insiders, Who Can You Trust? The FTC franchising division purports their law enforcement experience in a recent report on franchising. Yet they are so busy attacking companies without solving the real issues. The entire franchise division seems to be a ploy for consumer confidence using our courts and some media headline grabbers is about all?
Water at the Roots of Twenty First Centurys Conflicts Over the years due the its ever growing consumption and waste, water has become a value, a commodity in that sense a stake for individuals, municipalities, states... in this sense its necessary character and its scarcity let run a heavy risk of conflicts...
The Economic Giant-- A Closer Look at China IT'S NO LONGER NEWS THAT CHINA IS BECOMING A MAJOR player on the world economic scene. Yet, as we've noted in past editions, investing in China is fraught with uncertainty, due to a still un-free political situation, and insecure property rights. Despite our current lack of interest in Chinese stocks, China's renaissance clearly has implications for investor decisions worldwide, simply due to its market's enormous size.
RFID: Californias Identity Information Protection Act California's Bill No. 682 may not be an original idea, but it is important and relevant. If passed into law, the California bill will be the first legislation to limit the use of RFID.
Mental Masturbation of FTC Franchise Rule Report Please read through this quick thought and discussion as if a conversation where one party has been taken out and we are left with a monologue as the other debater is missing.
Federal Trade Commission Falsely Purports Franchise Disclosure is Cost Effective In a recent report on the status of the Franchising Industry, the Federal Trade Commission knowingly and falsely purported that its Franchise Disclosure Rules are cost effective. In fact; there is nothing inexpensive or "cost-effective" about the 190 to 230 pages of disclosures that franchisors must give to prospective franchisees.
Federal Trade Commission Franchising Division; Inept? Why are we over regulating the franchising industry? What are we doing to an industry which has given so much to America? Is the Federal Trade Commission Franchising Division; inept? The keep making rules and the over disclosure has the average UFOC - Uniform Franchise Offering Circular at over 200 pages? This is insanity; not to mention a waste of paper.
Mommas, Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Lobbyists Are lobbyists really THAT bad? With all the talk surrounding Tom DeLay and his dealings with them, you'd think so. But here are a few reasons to reconsider your lobbyist bias...
Boston Bankers The more things change the more they remain the same - the saying does go. How can we bring and end to the games and intrigues of power and finance?
Maryland State Legislator wants to kill jobs and small business Last year a Maryland State Legislator whom I presume never owned a small business of any type suggested that franchises in the state needed to be audited every year. This would be every fast food restaurant, small business service van franchise or dog groomer in the state, which was a franchised outlet.
Smelter Closures In America Hurt Our Industrial Output The United States is losing its industrial capacity quite rapidly. Some environmentalists call these "old industries" and say we do not need them anymore; that we want clean industries. Yet the environmental mitigation equipment has kept up with the needs and our heavy and older industrial industries.
The Senate Filibuster: The Hulk Plan and the Nuclear Option The partisan feuding in the U.S. Senate over federal judicial nominees is leading to a battle on the Senate floor that will have long term effects on the makeup of the federal courts and on the future of the filibuster as a tool in the Senate. The battle has been brewing for quite some time.
The Politics of American Public Education and Why Dramatic Progress Still Eludes Us Politicians love to reform public education with the most notable effort of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Yet, given the tax dollars being spent, our return on investment is minimal at best. Until, we address the real problems and not waste tax dollars on the symptoms, America will continue to lose its young people and eventually its number one Global position.
Eurovision Song Contest - Kiss My Butt Neighbours The Eurovision Song Contest has to be the most laughable Song Contest of all time. East Europeans get to rig each member countries votes and the Greeks and Greek Cypriots dont even try to hide it. Isn't it time to end this nonsense?
Legislators Ponder New Credit Protection Laws Legislators in Washington, D.C. are considering several credit-related consumer protections as outlined in The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003 ...
Let’s Google and Yahoo Our Kids’ Education It's a lot of fun to learn new things with Google or Yahoo on the Internet. Compare this fun to the boredom or learning torture that public schools put millions...
Insurance Adjusters How They Work And How They Think Here comes the insurance adjuster. Is he overly friendly? If so, watch out! It's OK to be hospitable. Be good-tempered and cordial - - but beware! Never fo...
Traffic Zoology There is a secret zoo that runs encaged along the roads. They are liquid, semi-visible goliaths that rage through the streams and chunks of ordinary traffic, wi...
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Creating A Business Plan For Your Business Find information about creating a business plan, what to include and how it is a good capital and management tool for your business.
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Building eCommerce Websites That Work - Part 1 The first part of a series on building ecommerce websites for success. Basics such as value and quality, site flow, use of call-in or live chat, appearance, t...
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Valuable Tips For Golf We learn a lot from just watching and observing the pros and by doing so it is easy to pick up valuable tips for golf that can help our own golf game.
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A Murder Mystery Puzzle for You to Solve Not everything you learn and/or read is of equal value. As the world's store of information becomes exponentially greater, almost by the minute, you must learn ...
RSS Meets the Needs of Direct Marketers Contrary to general opinion, RSS meets the needs of even the most demanding direct marketer, actually providing most of what e-mail marketing does, except for t...
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