Politics 101: Free Enterprise And The Art Of Deception

Free enterprise and deregulating businesses has opened the door to consumer fraud by placing the burden of separating marketing fact from fiction on consumers. In some cases, the result is a class action lawsuit that enriches attorneys more than it protects consumers. Even the right to sue for damages is being taken away by imposing binding arbitration.

In this video:

• The Fine Art Of Deception 00:32
• Product Of USA? 1:23
• Home Sweet Factory. 2:02
• Where’s The Pork? 2:21
• The Hole Truth. 2:39
• Same Brand Name, Different Recipe. 3:37
• The Incredible Shrinking Product. 4:53
• What You See Or Read Is Not What You Get. 5:39
• Regular Maintenance For High Reliability? 6:50
• What’s In A Name? 7:39
• Fee For Disservice. 8:25
• Quarts Versus Cubic Feet. 9:21
• Very Limited Lifetime Warranties. 9:51
• What You Do Not Know Will Hurt You! 10:16

Preventing Phone, Email, And Text Scams

Scams have increased dramatically over the past few years. Scammers have new ways to persuade people to part with their money and personal information. Thanks to social media, millions of people provide scammers with all the information they need to steal identities and drain bank accounts.

This video shares tips to protect your personal information and savings from phone, email, and text scams.

In this video:

• Scams are increasing. 00:36
• High scam activity states. 1:42
• Information scam artists collect. 2:00
• Types of scams:
• IRS 5:41
• Social Security 7:41
• Medicare 8:36
• Bail money 9:23
• Utility shut off 10:09
• Voting scams 11:11
• Fraudulent online orders 12:55
• YouTube & social media 14:12

Online Lists You Can Ignore

You search the internet for product reviews and get back numerous websites about the “10 Best” “Best (fill in the blank) for 2023.” Many times these sites do not agree which product is best and the reviews are vague, reviewer qualifications and testing methods are not disclosed.

Most are are commercial business accepting advertising and manufacturer incentives to sell low price, low quality products, or best selling products by internet retailers.

This video shares how to separate biased from unbiased lists and reviews.

In this video:

• There are lists for almost everything. 00:46
• .org websites versus .com websites. 1:33
• Can you trust a trusted domain name? 3:33
• Experienced testers or corporate executives? 5:10
• Biased unbiased reviews and ratings. 5:59
• Why are D-rated products listed? 7:37

Marketing Tricks: Income Tax Relief Companies

You owed income tax but haven’t paid any for years? No problem. You paid a lot less than than you owed? No sweat. You are being audited? Relax! There are companies promising dramatic income tax reductions and protection from IRS wage garnishment and property liens. In many cases, these companies relieve you of your money not your tax bill to perform services tax payers can perform for free.

In this video:

• Tax relief company marketing hype. 00:40
• IRS and state hardship programs. 1:18
• Do you qualify for a hardship program? 2:02
• FTC tax relief company complaints. 2:37
• IRS hardship programs self-help. 3:12

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