tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post4782254769383974299..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: The Juicero juicer is just the latest money grab from unscrupulous people in a long list of money grabs.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-23535095820492286592017-04-25T20:16:38.712-06:002017-04-25T20:16:38.712-06:00It is unfortunate that we have to learn the hard w...It is unfortunate that we have to learn the hard way - as in get taken advantage of - that there are way too many scams out there. I've learned my share of lessons; but now I'm having to help my kids avoid some of the same pitfalls, and some new ones that I have to seriously think about before realizing they are scams. I also am all for capitalism, its how we motivate ourselves to work hard. But I wish some of these scammers would put as much energy to inventing helpful things as they do in scamming them.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-17428826835273370682017-04-24T21:56:45.144-06:002017-04-24T21:56:45.144-06:00Greetings from a fellow ranter! It really does see...Greetings from a fellow ranter! It really does seem that fraud and obsolescence is out of control in our society. And yes, I take taxis and not Uber or Lyft because I support a regulated system and drivers instead of the notoriously unfair system U and L have launched.<br /><br />A couple weeks ago Sixty Minutes had a scary piece on how companies are deliberately making cell phones and especially apps to be addictive. So when people check their cells every fifteen minutes, that's because their brains have been programmed to do so. And people wonder why I still have a land line and barely use my cell.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-64849716326380065312017-04-24T21:14:58.621-06:002017-04-24T21:14:58.621-06:00I just read something yesterday about taxes. Many ...I just read something yesterday about taxes. Many countries have return free taxes. The government prepares sort of an invoice type thing. The person gets it, reviews it, and then pays up. (You'd think this would be open to fraud, but it isn't. At least, not there.)<br /><br />So, why don't we do this? Because the tax prep industry has lobbied against it.<br /><br />Some days I just want to scream.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-88664114198331736062017-04-24T14:53:29.969-06:002017-04-24T14:53:29.969-06:00A very good rant Mike. Dishonesty and trickery are...A very good rant Mike. Dishonesty and trickery are rampant today.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-86925669351737509292017-04-24T11:37:17.276-06:002017-04-24T11:37:17.276-06:00rant awayrant awayAndrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-72825362680706589582017-04-24T11:02:59.238-06:002017-04-24T11:02:59.238-06:00You make many good points and I can't disagree...You make many good points and I can't disagree with you. We bought an old fridge when we we newly-weds and that fridge, already thirty years old, worked fine until we tired of it and bought a prettier one, that lasted only a few years.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-60600244754623885422017-04-24T10:19:19.346-06:002017-04-24T10:19:19.346-06:00Yeah just about everything is cheaply made, dispos...Yeah just about everything is cheaply made, disposable, and overpriced. PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-17676777865681360402017-04-24T03:55:12.978-06:002017-04-24T03:55:12.978-06:00I haven't heard of this juicer, but I don'...I haven't heard of this juicer, but I don't get why anyone would pay that much money either 400 or 700 for this gadget? I mean, can't you just buy juice? I also wouldn't use Uber as I just wouldn't feel safe. It seems too much like hitchhiking. I guess it's about having an app for everything and especially being the one to make that app. If there is a way to cheat, there will always be some people who will do it. Customers have to get smarter. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-17072326800544244342017-04-24T00:38:06.600-06:002017-04-24T00:38:06.600-06:00It does seem ethics have disappeared. Everyone is ...It does seem ethics have disappeared. Everyone is trying to upsell you on every contact. One company called it entanglement (wrap that customer up, he's ours). Longevity isn't in the books, because Big Business doesn't want it, else how would they pay their directors and investors such huge bonuses, while laying off the workers. D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.com