Why MLM Is Invisible, Part II: False History and Identity
In the previous (Part I) of this series, it was seen how the fictionalized language that was invented by MLM promoters serves to prevent critical analysis. Terms, which have nothing to do with how MLM actually operates, serve as protective coating, preventing a...
Why MLM Is Invisible, Part 1: False Language
Normally, a social or economic phenomenon, in which as many as 15 million American households participate year after year and which involves intrusive and sometimes disruptive personal and social interactions in addition to potentially thousands of dollars of lost...
Wall Street Piracy and Pyramid Mania Merge
When pyramid schemes ignite on Main Streets anywhere in the world, the ensuing manias have been compared to a wildfire, a stampede, a mob-like madness. The rallying cries of “get in now, ground-floor opportunity, unlimited income!” are spread virus-like in...
Who Loses If Herbalife Is Not Investigated or Prosecuted
After William Ackman of the hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, made his now famous slide presentation in which he charged that Herbalife is an illegal pyramid scheme that should be prosecuted by the FTC and the SEC, the debate soon shifted away from Herbalife itself...
Half of Amway’s Products Are Retailed. Really! Plus Other Wacky Numbers
The Search for Amway Customers In a recent video interview with Amway executives, Doug DeVos and Steve Van Andel, a Wall Street Journal reporter asked them a probing and revealing question. The question was, what percentage of the products that Amway sells to the...FREE REPORT
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