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["Shea Tisdale" <shea AT sheatisdale.com>]

The figures come from the Direct Marketing Association press releases.
http://www.the-dma.org/cgi/disppressrelease?article=313

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> bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Roger Austin
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 2:25 PM
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> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Federal judge blocks do-not-call list
> 
> Shea Tisdale wrote:
> > I hate telemarketers as much as anyone, but...
> 
>   The sad part is that there are apologists for this
> "industry" who think harassment of the public is a
> viable business. There shouldn't be a need for a
> do-not-call list since the default for all lists
> should be opt-in.
>   The bastards at the phone companies actually figure that
> I should pay MORE to opt-out of problems that they caused
> by selling the equipment and tools to the telemarketers.
>   There is no difference between a heavy breather making
> harassing calls to single women and this "industry" making
> unwanted calls except that they have the cash to buy off
> those in power.
> 
> > In 2000 direct marketing sales were 1.71 trillion dollars and
accounted
> > for almost 10% of the US Economy.
> 
>   Where did those figures come from? I find it difficult to
> believe that the telemarketing scum is 10% of the GDP. What
> in the world is included in that figure?
> 
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