tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post1440326300668134966..comments2024-03-27T21:40:39.130-07:00Comments on Small Biz Thoughts by Karl W. Palachuk: The FTC Guidelines Part Two: Everyone's a CriminalKarl W. Palachukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854725002875547297noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-7995188681509209002010-01-04T20:34:07.443-08:002010-01-04T20:34:07.443-08:00A friend emailed me this link (I assume he wants a...A friend emailed me this link (I assume he wants annonymity since he didn't post it here):<br /><br /><a href="http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/blog/2009/10/06/the-stupid-stupid-ftc-guidelines/" rel="nofollow">http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/blog/2009/10/06/the-stupid-stupid-ftc-guidelines/</a><br /><br />Totally unrelated to me or this post. Show the absurdity of these rules in other arenas.Karl W. Palachukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854725002875547297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-68575265331141071802010-01-04T10:12:53.525-08:002010-01-04T10:12:53.525-08:00It is often said that we get the government we des...It is often said that we get the government we deserve. Well I want to state for the record that I and every other citizen of the United States don't deserve THIS over-reaching form of government! When exactly did we, as a nation, provide a mandate to any branch of the government to assume that we are all scamming each other when we are exercising our free speech rights? As far as I know, we haven't given away that right ... just yet! <br /><br />I'm completely in favor of truth in advertising. What I object to is the way government wants to literally assume the worst in us and make us prove that we are innocent. That is the exact opposite of what criminal law presupposes. It stands justice on its head. <br /><br />What can we do about this? Perhaps we all need to flood the FTC with requests for advance rulings on everything we wish to write, post or blog about. If all of these requests are sent via good old-fashioned snail mail it will also be a boon to the poor, struggling US Postal Service. Talk about doing one's civic duty. That should be a win-win situation. Two government agencies get to stay busy at one time :>).<br /><br />The inherent bureaucratic supposition that we, as consumers, are all idiots in need of ever greater protection from ourselves is highly demeaning. Unfortunately, there is a grain of truth hidden therein. Some of us definitely fall into that category but most of us don't. The parallel here to the so-called health care reform that is being touted is uncanny. Instead of trying to correct the abuses and deal with legitimate complaints and problems, government wants to overhaul the way we communicate and essentially seize control of a significant portion of our free speech rights. Why not deal with real complaints instead of creating a whole new class of criminal behavior and assuming guilt before innocence? Does anyone see a pattern here?<br /><br />DISCLOSURE: As far as I know, I have never been compensated by the FTC, either in cash, products or services of any kind, to provide this assessment of its incompetence. My view of its total over-reaching as a government agency is strictly my personal opinion and I encourage everyone to comply with every lawful directive ever uttered by them. In this case, show them as much love as possible and be sure to request advanced rulings so that they can't say that you didn't do everything possible to satisfy the rigid standards of the truth squad, uh, Federal Trade Commission :>). <br /><br />And I hope everyone can find the elements of humor hidden in this post. That's another disclosure, by the way, just in case you were not smart enough to figure it out on your own :>).Bob Nitriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653745876381550390noreply@blogger.com