On 25 Sep 2003 13:25:07 -0500, Bruce Draney wrote:

Mike Murray wrote:

On 24 Sep 2003 22:41:21 GMT, (RSHaas) wrote:

"Doesn't the fine actually hit the rich sleazebag who owns the telemarketing
company -- not the poor fish who work for it?" (mikemurray)

Mostly I work for myself, so I'd be the sleazebag. Imagine me... fined
$11,000 for offering someone health insurance.

You know, because you're a chess player and a Mensa member and an all
around good guy, I'd cut that fine in half.

Ah, but if you were king of the forest, anyone who dialed your number
that you didn't want to talk to while you were reading your newspaper,
would be shot.

No, I wouldn't. I'd just hurt 'em a little. Well, OK, maybe a little
more.

If telemarketers slip up and call only 10% of the expected 60 million and
trigger a complaint, the courts would be flooded with 6 million cases requiring
some kind of due process.
Florida was the first state to have a do not call list. Only 5 or 6 people
run that department. The number of cases they've actually pursued is tiny.

RSHaas

RSHaas wrote:

If telemarketers slip up and call only 10% of the expected 60 million and
trigger a complaint, the courts would be flooded with 6 million cases requiring
some kind of due process.
Florida was the first state to have a do not call list. Only 5 or 6 people
run that department. The number of cases they've actually pursued is tiny.

RSHaas

You think this is a joke, you ought to try and download and read a copy
of the No Child Left Behind Act and see what the Federal Government's
expectations (and punishments) are for the school systems nationwide.

This from a country that was toppled into a recession by the
destruction of a couple of buildings from a terrorist attack.

One of these days, people are going to realize two things in this
country:

1) There is not enough money to solve every problem completely to
everyone's satisfaction.

2) Military power cannot solve all political problems in the world.

Best Regards,

Bruce

Mostly I work for myself, so I'd be the sleazebag. Imagine me... fined
$11,000 for offering someone health insurance.

You know, because you're a chess player and a Mensa member and an all
around good guy, I'd cut that fine in half.



Let the punishment fit the crime.

Prevent the offender from availing himself and his relatives of the no-call
option for a year. After twelve months, there would not be a problem or his
family would disown him.

And post his name here on the rgcp so that we can call him at inconvenient
times, asking him if he would like to change his long distance service OR
telling him that he has just won one of four valuable prizes.

Rp

"ASCACHESS" wrote in message
...
Tell them that you would like to be removed from all thier calling
lists. They are then required by law to read you a little paragraph
that lets you know that you will be removed and that the process may
take as long as 30 days. DO NOT HANG UP ON THEM! If you simply hang up
or put the phone down, then they WILL call you back. So many people get
upset and fly into hysterics when what they really need to do, if they
truely want the calls to stop, is to calmly ask to be removed from the
calling lists. That will guarantee that your number isnt on their lists
for the next 10 years.--Bill "MBNA" Wong

That may well be what is supposed to happen, but it is not what happens in
reality.
I have done as you directed and was recalled by the same firm on each of
the
next three days.

Yes, but did you get any calls after the 30 day period?

BTW, I think it may be 1 year rather than 10.

David

--
without the block

Yes, but did you get any calls after the 30 day period?

BTW, I think it may be 1 year rather than 10.

David

Yup.

David wrote:

Yes, but did you get any calls after the 30 day period?

BTW, I think it may be 1 year rather than 10.

David


I worked as a telemarketer at MBNA, it's 10 years. If they continue to
call you, the only recourse you have is to file a formal complaint; just
like anything else in life, if someone wrongs you YOU have to spend time
and energy getting it righted--Bill Wong

Bill Wong wrote:

David wrote:

Yes, but did you get any calls after the 30 day period?

BTW, I think it may be 1 year rather than 10.

David


I worked as a telemarketer at MBNA, it's 10 years. If they continue to
call you, the only recourse you have is to file a formal complaint; just
like anything else in life, if someone wrongs you YOU have to spend time
and energy getting it righted--Bill Wong


If you called them twice Bill, would this mean that two Wongs, make a
right?

Best Regards,

Bruce

"Bruce Draney" wrote in message
...

If you called them twice Bill, would this mean that two Wongs, make a
right?

Will the phone wong?

StanB

Well, they put it back on... and a second court decision delayed it again.

RSHaas