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FIB - Scams 101
Re: Prepaid Legal
Posted By: Dennis Bevers In Response To: Re: Prepaid Legal (Bob Stewart)
Date: Sunday, October 21, 2007, at 11:08 a.m.(pst)
>> As for MLM businesses all companies are MLM's when you think about
>> it.You have the manufacturer, sells to the distributer, who sells to the
>> wholesaler, who sells to the retaler, who sells to you and me, each adding
>> to the price and taking their cut. The company that I'm an associate does
>> not take a cut of the money I make from a sale. The other amounts are from
>> general profits of the company listed on the stock exchange.>> Bob
Bob,
I can't believe I overlooked the MLM aspects of florists, who have to consume X dozen bouguets of flowers in their own home in order to buy from the wholesaler or get a franchise with FTD.
Or the real estate agent, who has to buy at least one house per year from his broker, who has to guarantee X number per year in order to get licensed by the state and accepted into the local real estate board. And the selling price isn't fixed by the quarterly brochure the MLM company charges for.
And how could I overlook the captive market where the Allstate agent is prohibited from selling for Progressive, Hartford, Prudential, MetLife, etc - except for those "Independent Agents" who may carry all of those, along with Progressive, MONY, Fireman's Fund, etc.
Of course, the insurance agent is prohibited from advertising a sale on policies for the next 10 days, just like anyone in MLM. But, then again, the restauranteur can offer specials every day of the week, so he's different from MLM also. That same insurance agent had to go through hours of education, both formal and on their own, in order to prepare themselves for the appropriate exam for the type policies they will be authorized to sell. Not exactly similar to the MLMer who came home pumped up a midnight last night, who is now trying to get his co-workers to come over to his house Friday night to discuss this new revolutionary income source.
I'm not sure of the relationship of MLM to dentistry, as some work independently, while others are part of Limited Liability Corporations. Do the patients have to recruit other patients in order to be eligible to see the dentist each month. Or are they required to buy their toothbrushes and dental floss only from him?
But, I overlooked my proprietary technical college, which sales education to students in exchange for a better life once they earn their degree.
Your analogy might have been a bit better if instead of saying all business is MLM, confining the definition to retail business. Those who would fall for that over-simplified "all business is MLM" could be expected to fall for the argument that a company that charges business for the services of a person, who will be forced to work for the contractor, and not have control over their time or even their desire to smoke and take unlimited bathroom breaks is a slave trader, rather than a temp service as they list themselves in the yellow pages.
Isn't all labor a form of slavery??? Exchanging your time and talent for filthy lucre! Oh, yeah, the MLMer has been sold on the idea of using their non-productive hours to call unlimited numbers of people at home to solicit them to join their MLM, so they can recruit other slaves to use their non-productive hours in the service to others.
Words have precise meanings and multi-level marketing does not mean manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to customer.
Dennis Bevers
My home-based bizopp that I guarantee isn't for everyone!
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