Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?
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I would think it would be to try and reduce the amount of political influence over the body.  Then again, it was created almost 100 years ago.\n\nBack in the early 1900s there was a lot of business corruption involving trusts.  That has to be the reason they delegated it to a different body.
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Here's an information page from the Federal Trade Commission's website:\n\nhttp://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/fdc.htm\n\nHere's a copy of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act:\n\nhttp://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpa/fdcpact.htm\n\nHope they help you.
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THey are scams.  They charge upfront fees for their services, require you to buy inventory for resale, or require credit card information, which they can use/sell.\n\nThe FTC publishes a series of consumer alerts regarding work at home scams.  To see how they operate, check them out:\n\n"Work at home Schemes" http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/invest/homewrk.htm \n'Net Based Business Opportunities: Are Some Flop-portunities?\nhttp://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/online/netbizop.htm\n"The Bottom Line on Multilevel Marketing Plans" http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/pyrdalrt.htm\nThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consumer alert entitled “Take This Scheme and Stuff It: Avoiding Envelope-Stuffing Rip-Offs.” <http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/stuffitalrt.htm>
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"The United States Federal Trade Commission has issued a consumer alert about the Nigerian scam. It says: "If you receive an offer via email from someone claiming to need your help getting money out of Nigeria — or any other country, for that matter — forward it to the FTC at spam@uce.gov."\n\nThe United States Department Of The Treasury advises "You may also email the 419er documents, especially any banking data they may have given you, marked as described above, to Task Force Main in DC 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov; that is also acceptable."
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Before following on any referrals and investing time and especially money on any home-based business offers, it’s a good idea to become educated on the different types of schemes there are out there, and what to look for - and look out for - before picking a home-based business.  The Federal Trade Commission offers several advisories about home-based business opportunities and network marketing (MLM) schemes. \n"Work at home Schemes" http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/invest/homewrk.htm \n'Net Based Business Opportunities: Are Some Flop-portunities?\nhttp://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/online/netbizop.htm\n"The Bottom Line on Multilevel Marketing Plans" http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/pyrdalrt.htm\n\nThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a consumer alert entitled “Take This Scheme and Stuff It: Avoiding Envelope-Stuffing Rip-Offs.” The alert, which can be found on the Commission’s Web site at <http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/stuffitalrt.htm> provides tips for consumers who are interested in working at home, but wary of potential scams.
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The Federal Trade Commission regulates gas sales. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources deal with legislation about gasoline. However, none of thse really have much to do with gas prices. The government has little to no control over prices, unless gas companies are gouging, but it's not likely that's happening.
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Check with the Better Business Bureau or with your State Dept of Consumer Affairs.
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I think there are some class action lawsuits with them dealing with the same thing \n\nhttp://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2005/09/16/59735.htm\n\nhttp://www.ripoffreport.com/view.asp?id=74930&view=printer\n\nhttps://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/first_unum?ref=first_unum_overture&OVRAW=Aflac%20lawsuit&OVKEY=disability%20insurance%20lawsuit&OVMTC=advanced
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SEC regulates all investment companies. They keep investment companies from abusing their power and protects investors from going broke.\nFTC regulates trade.\n\nBasically, both organizations are here to protect the consumers from being abused from companies.
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Good Luck Bro.  Your talking about Federal, State, County, and Municipal buildings codes.  Your best bet is to contact your local Code Enforcement offical.  That's free as opposed to getting a lawyer at this point.
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my dad is an independent contractor for fed ex ground. (i know this is different) but he had to buy his route that he delivers to, buy his own trucks for delivery buy all the fed ex logos for them, and buy his uniforms and such. it is legal.
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Here are the best and most frequently used ones :\nInternational Trade Administration - Home PageInternational Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce Home Page is the first stop for information about all US Federal Government export assistance ...\nwww.ita.doc.gov/  \nITC - International Trade CentreThe International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) is the focal point in the United Nations system for technical cooperation with developing countries in trade ...\nwww.intracen.org/  \nInternational Trade Commission Homepage. An "independent", quasi-judicial federal agency that provides trade policy advice to both the legislative and executive branches of government, ...\nwww.usitc.gov/ \nInternational Trade Leads, Import Export - Fita.org World Trade LeadsA network of companies belonging to international trade associations in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.\nwww.fita.org/ \nBest of Luck !
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http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre21.htm\n\nThis link will tell you step-by-step the process to dispute an item on your credit report.
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http://www.annualcreditreport.com/\n\nPlease read the information at:\nhttp://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/freereports/index.html\n\nWhich includes the following text:\nImportant information from the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency: annualcreditreport.com is the ONLY authorized online source for you to get a free credit report under federal law. You can get a free report from each of the three national credit reporting companies every 12 months. Some other sites claim to offer "free" credit reports, but may charge you for another product if you accept a "free" report.
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Many - if not most - 'work at home' opportunities are scams, frauds, or designed to make money - for the plan operators, not you - \n\nThe Federal Trade Commission offers several advisories about home-based business opportunities and network marketing (MLM) schemes.  Here are a few: \n\n"Work at home Schemes" http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/invest/homewrk.htm \n'Net Based Business Opportunities: Are Some Flop-portunities?\nhttp://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/online/netbizop.htm\n"The Bottom Line on Multilevel Marketing Plans" http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/pyrdalrt.htm\nThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consumer alert entitled “Take This Scheme and Stuff It: Avoiding Envelope-Stuffing Rip-Offs.” <http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/stuffitalrt.htm>
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Depends on the need and the root of the problem. The federal government makes all that information availiable through the internet. FedLaw might have a link to it. Good Luck.
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http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/ruleroad.htm