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		<title>By: Mat</title>
		<link>http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/04/07/top-bauer-aide-involved-in-alleged-pyramid-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-83106</link>
		<dc:creator>Mat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here&#039;s one last point.  On their website under &quot;Contact&quot; it reads: For more information, get in touch with the person who sent you to this site.  Hmmm... more than likely, that person I&#039;m going to call JUST signed on him/herself.  What kind of answers would I really expect from that person?  I vote USE YOUR BRAINS for once.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s one last point.  On their website under &#8220;Contact&#8221; it reads: For more information, get in touch with the person who sent you to this site.  Hmmm&#8230; more than likely, that person I&#8217;m going to call JUST signed on him/herself.  What kind of answers would I really expect from that person?  I vote USE YOUR BRAINS for once.</p>
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		<title>By: Mat</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow.  My brother was given the speech to join up with these guys by his boss!  LOL.  I was recently, but with another product, by a &#039;doctor&#039; client of mine.  I found out a few days later that this &#039;doctor&#039; took up this &#039;business&#039; because he lost his license due to malpractice.

I can smell the &#039;networking&#039; a mile away.  For all of you who claim &quot;OMG none of you know anything&quot; or &quot;I suggest you just have a conversation with the CEO of this company&quot; ... BS ... how about you give me $299 and I&#039;ll send you on your way with another &quot;good idea&quot; to make a billion dollars a week that will never work.  If your that naive, hand over the cash.  97% of new recruits quit within a year.  The big dogs make money from your $299 dollar sign-ons, not from the actual products sold.  That&#039;s where the money is made.

Here&#039;s another thought, you MLM supporters; I work for a very reputable company that has been around for over 100 years and even helped to get the entire US out of the depression.  I make a very nice salary and have invested in REAL assets over the years.  Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate.  Assets generate income.  And soon, my assets will generate enough income to support my lifestyle with out me having to work at all.  That&#039;s the smart way to become wealthy.

Back to the point.  My company, and ANY reputable company wants to hire great employees that will last.  There is an application process, an interview process, a training process, a probationary period, THEN and only then if you are good enough, the company will keep you around.

MLM&#039;s don&#039;t care who works for them at all.  Their so-called employees have to PAY a sign-on fee to work for them?  You can be a serial killer, or a child molester and you can still work for MLM&#039;s.  And interestingly enough, MLM&#039;s will never FIRE you.  IF that company was worried about reputation, and was a legitimate company, don&#039;t you think they&#039;d NOT allow just anyone to work for them?

No matter your supportive opinion of MLM&#039;s, they are only legitimate because the people they bribe to work for them are naive and/or desperate, and sign-on and pay the fee with NO contracts signed.  With out a contract, nothing will hold up in court.  AND the money is given freely by the giver, so the giver has NO backup on anything and will never recoup that fee.

Another note.  Have you seen this company&#039;s website?  I&#039;ve seen teenagers design and maintain better looking, more professional websites that this.

Get a clue ppl.  If not, just send me your check.  I&#039;ll donate it to a church and put it to good use.

Don&#039;t feed the fat cat with your hard-earned money, you skinny runts.  Invest your money, and your dollars will be your employees for the rest of your life, and for generations to come.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow.  My brother was given the speech to join up with these guys by his boss!  LOL.  I was recently, but with another product, by a &#8216;doctor&#8217; client of mine.  I found out a few days later that this &#8216;doctor&#8217; took up this &#8216;business&#8217; because he lost his license due to malpractice.</p>
<p>I can smell the &#8216;networking&#8217; a mile away.  For all of you who claim &#8220;OMG none of you know anything&#8221; or &#8220;I suggest you just have a conversation with the CEO of this company&#8221; &#8230; BS &#8230; how about you give me $299 and I&#8217;ll send you on your way with another &#8220;good idea&#8221; to make a billion dollars a week that will never work.  If your that naive, hand over the cash.  97% of new recruits quit within a year.  The big dogs make money from your $299 dollar sign-ons, not from the actual products sold.  That&#8217;s where the money is made.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s another thought, you MLM supporters; I work for a very reputable company that has been around for over 100 years and even helped to get the entire US out of the depression.  I make a very nice salary and have invested in REAL assets over the years.  Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate.  Assets generate income.  And soon, my assets will generate enough income to support my lifestyle with out me having to work at all.  That&#8217;s the smart way to become wealthy.</p>
<p>Back to the point.  My company, and ANY reputable company wants to hire great employees that will last.  There is an application process, an interview process, a training process, a probationary period, THEN and only then if you are good enough, the company will keep you around.</p>
<p>MLM&#8217;s don&#8217;t care who works for them at all.  Their so-called employees have to PAY a sign-on fee to work for them?  You can be a serial killer, or a child molester and you can still work for MLM&#8217;s.  And interestingly enough, MLM&#8217;s will never FIRE you.  IF that company was worried about reputation, and was a legitimate company, don&#8217;t you think they&#8217;d NOT allow just anyone to work for them?</p>
<p>No matter your supportive opinion of MLM&#8217;s, they are only legitimate because the people they bribe to work for them are naive and/or desperate, and sign-on and pay the fee with NO contracts signed.  With out a contract, nothing will hold up in court.  AND the money is given freely by the giver, so the giver has NO backup on anything and will never recoup that fee.</p>
<p>Another note.  Have you seen this company&#8217;s website?  I&#8217;ve seen teenagers design and maintain better looking, more professional websites that this.</p>
<p>Get a clue ppl.  If not, just send me your check.  I&#8217;ll donate it to a church and put it to good use.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t feed the fat cat with your hard-earned money, you skinny runts.  Invest your money, and your dollars will be your employees for the rest of your life, and for generations to come.</p>
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		<title>By: Markopolos</title>
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		<dc:creator>Markopolos</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>North Dakota Attorney General Vs Fortune HI-Tech Marketing

Fortune HI-Tech Marketing ordered to stop doing business in North.

Cease &amp; Desist report against FHTM
http://www.ag.state.nd.us/documents/FortuneCeaseandDesist.pdf</description>
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<p>Fortune HI-Tech Marketing ordered to stop doing business in North.</p>
<p>Cease &amp; Desist report against FHTM<br />
<a href="http://www.ag.state.nd.us/documents/FortuneCeaseandDesist.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.ag.state.nd.us/documents/FortuneCeaseandDesist.pdf</a></p>
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		<title>By: Glutton</title>
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		<dc:creator>Glutton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Um, is it me, or does all this sound a whole lot like the giant pyramid Speaker Harrell and Senator Leatherman are pitching with Dan Cooper and Glenn McConnell and a bunch of rich university elites?  Their plan is in fact a pyramid, and somewhere a few people are getting rich off it.  But no one can show any actual products or jobs from it, nor has it generated any income.  

Lots of high-priced consultants are being paid to pitch it.  And even though they&#039;ve gotten all this money, no one is actually doing anything.  Sound familiar?  

Jim Miles&#039; little crooked cons are nothing compared to the &quot;economic development&quot; government gravy train.  Talk about a scheme.  And we are at the bottom paying for it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Um, is it me, or does all this sound a whole lot like the giant pyramid Speaker Harrell and Senator Leatherman are pitching with Dan Cooper and Glenn McConnell and a bunch of rich university elites?  Their plan is in fact a pyramid, and somewhere a few people are getting rich off it.  But no one can show any actual products or jobs from it, nor has it generated any income.  </p>
<p>Lots of high-priced consultants are being paid to pitch it.  And even though they&#8217;ve gotten all this money, no one is actually doing anything.  Sound familiar?  </p>
<p>Jim Miles&#8217; little crooked cons are nothing compared to the &#8220;economic development&#8221; government gravy train.  Talk about a scheme.  And we are at the bottom paying for it.</p>
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		<title>By: cgi-bin laden</title>
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		<dc:creator>cgi-bin laden</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>BTW, how is shit like FHTM even legal in this state?

SECTION 39-5-30. Pyramid clubs and similar operations declared unfair trade practices.

Any contract or agreement between an individual and any pyramid club, or other group organized or brought together under any plan or device whereby fees or dues or anything of material value to be paid or given by members thereof are to be paid or given to any other member thereof, which plan or device includes any provision for the increase in such membership through a chain process of new members securing other new members and thereby advancing themselves in the group to a position where such members in turn receive fees, dues or things of material value from other members, is hereby declared to be an unfair trade practice pursuant to Section 39-5-20 (a) of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act of 1971.

Last time a &quot;friend&quot; of mine tried to get in me one of those MLM scams, I just sent that to him and told him if he ever called me again I was contacting the AG&#039;s office.  Never heard from him again.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BTW, how is shit like FHTM even legal in this state?</p>
<p>SECTION 39-5-30. Pyramid clubs and similar operations declared unfair trade practices.</p>
<p>Any contract or agreement between an individual and any pyramid club, or other group organized or brought together under any plan or device whereby fees or dues or anything of material value to be paid or given by members thereof are to be paid or given to any other member thereof, which plan or device includes any provision for the increase in such membership through a chain process of new members securing other new members and thereby advancing themselves in the group to a position where such members in turn receive fees, dues or things of material value from other members, is hereby declared to be an unfair trade practice pursuant to Section 39-5-20 (a) of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act of 1971.</p>
<p>Last time a &#8220;friend&#8221; of mine tried to get in me one of those MLM scams, I just sent that to him and told him if he ever called me again I was contacting the AG&#8217;s office.  Never heard from him again.</p>
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		<title>By: cgi-bin laden</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Excel Communications?  Haven&#039;t heard of them in a while.  If he was in any way associated with that outfit, then he&#039;s a crook.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excel Communications?  Haven&#8217;t heard of them in a while.  If he was in any way associated with that outfit, then he&#8217;s a crook.</p>
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		<title>By: baker</title>
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		<dc:creator>baker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fascinating to read this story on this blog....after all, the AMWAY folks are HUGE into the private school choice movement. Major, major players. 

Here&#039;s what an Education Week article reported: 


http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2006/09/27/05politics.h26.html


&quot;Mostly financed by a handful of mega-rich entrepreneurs — including the founding families of Amway Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. — All Children Matter is becoming an influential political arm of the school choice movement....

The national group and its network of local political action committees are targeting not only Utah this year, but also Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, SOUTH CAROLINA, and Wisconsin—states where they were active during the 2004 elections....

All Children Matter is a small political action committee with a big bank account. The group was started in 2003, three years after a state voucher initiative failed in Michigan. That effort was led by former Michigan state GOP Chairwoman Betsy DeVos and her husband, Dick DeVos Jr., who is running for governor in Michigan this year against Democratic incumbent Jennifer M. Granholm. 

Mr. DeVos, whose family made its fortune with the Amway company, originally known for direct sales of cleaning products, was the founding chairman of All Children Matter before stepping down to run for governor. Betsy DeVos is now its chairwoman. 

&#039;I don’t think there’s anything they wouldn’t have done to defeat me,&#039; Mr. Cox (a former legislator in Utah) said. He said the group’s local affiliate sent out a postcard that seemed to twist a vote he cast on a resolution urging Congress to help children of illegal immigrants. Mr. Cox said he was painted as a supporter of illegal immigration. &#039;I think they’re unscrupulous,&#039; he said. Mr. Cox was elected in 1998 and has since worked against school vouchers.&quot;

 

I wonder how much money SCRG receives from the Amway honchos?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fascinating to read this story on this blog&#8230;.after all, the AMWAY folks are HUGE into the private school choice movement. Major, major players. </p>
<p>Here&#8217;s what an Education Week article reported: </p>
<p><a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2006/09/27/05politics.h26.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2006/09/27/05politics.h26.html</a></p>
<p>&#8220;Mostly financed by a handful of mega-rich entrepreneurs — including the founding families of Amway Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. — All Children Matter is becoming an influential political arm of the school choice movement&#8230;.</p>
<p>The national group and its network of local political action committees are targeting not only Utah this year, but also Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, SOUTH CAROLINA, and Wisconsin—states where they were active during the 2004 elections&#8230;.</p>
<p>All Children Matter is a small political action committee with a big bank account. The group was started in 2003, three years after a state voucher initiative failed in Michigan. That effort was led by former Michigan state GOP Chairwoman Betsy DeVos and her husband, Dick DeVos Jr., who is running for governor in Michigan this year against Democratic incumbent Jennifer M. Granholm. </p>
<p>Mr. DeVos, whose family made its fortune with the Amway company, originally known for direct sales of cleaning products, was the founding chairman of All Children Matter before stepping down to run for governor. Betsy DeVos is now its chairwoman. </p>
<p>&#8216;I don’t think there’s anything they wouldn’t have done to defeat me,&#8217; Mr. Cox (a former legislator in Utah) said. He said the group’s local affiliate sent out a postcard that seemed to twist a vote he cast on a resolution urging Congress to help children of illegal immigrants. Mr. Cox said he was painted as a supporter of illegal immigration. &#8216;I think they’re unscrupulous,&#8217; he said. Mr. Cox was elected in 1998 and has since worked against school vouchers.&#8221;</p>
<p>I wonder how much money SCRG receives from the Amway honchos?</p>
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		<title>By: bob</title>
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		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let&#039;s cut to the chase:

Does FITSNews or any of it&#039;s employees, owners or relations take money from anyone connected to the payday lending industry?

Just so we are clear about things.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s cut to the chase:</p>
<p>Does FITSNews or any of it&#8217;s employees, owners or relations take money from anyone connected to the payday lending industry?</p>
<p>Just so we are clear about things.</p>
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		<title>By: Paull</title>
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		<dc:creator>Paull</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is very disturbing. People who don&#039;t understand how network marketing really works seem to feel compelled to call it a scam. The industry has been in existence for over 50 years and has been a source of legitimate income for countless numbers of people.  The industry isn&#039;t for everyone just like flying a jet plane isn&#039;t for everyone. That doesn&#039;t make it evil!

I highly recommend you sit and talk with FHTM founder Paul Orberson. Discuss your concerns with him and get if from the horse&#039;s mouth. It&#039;s easy to criticize from afar. Get yourself down to Lexington, KY and talk to the man! I DARE YOU!!!!  Add some legitimate content to your articles.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is very disturbing. People who don&#8217;t understand how network marketing really works seem to feel compelled to call it a scam. The industry has been in existence for over 50 years and has been a source of legitimate income for countless numbers of people.  The industry isn&#8217;t for everyone just like flying a jet plane isn&#8217;t for everyone. That doesn&#8217;t make it evil!</p>
<p>I highly recommend you sit and talk with FHTM founder Paul Orberson. Discuss your concerns with him and get if from the horse&#8217;s mouth. It&#8217;s easy to criticize from afar. Get yourself down to Lexington, KY and talk to the man! I DARE YOU!!!!  Add some legitimate content to your articles.</p>
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		<title>By: James the Foot Soldier</title>
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		<dc:creator>James the Foot Soldier</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How about an expose on the LARGEST Ponzi scheme ever run - run by the United States Government no less:

SOCIAL in-SECURITY

Illegal if not legislated legal.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How about an expose on the LARGEST Ponzi scheme ever run &#8211; run by the United States Government no less:</p>
<p>SOCIAL in-SECURITY</p>
<p>Illegal if not legislated legal.</p>
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