Do-Not-Call List, Two Years Later

Carl Bialik writes "The Wall Street Journal is reporting that two years after the National Do Not Call Registry took effect, regulators say the system is working, but only six federal fines have been issued. More than half of registered consumers say they're still getting unwanted calls, according to a recent phone survey. Now, a fresh fight is brewing over which calls are restricted and which ones aren't. Twenty-five states maintain their own do-not-call lists, and many of them impose tougher restrictions on the kinds of calls that telemarketers can make."

Comments

Re:Worked for me

[jcr]

I hope acting like an ass hole was worth it.

Point of order, here: YOU were the asshole, not the guy you called. So, was it worth it?

-jcr

Re:Worked for me

[Fulcrum of Evil]

Wow, thank you for opening my eyes to what an evil person I am. I will now quit my job and watch my kids starve, so that your already comfortable life can get infinitesimally more comfortable.

Or you could get a real job. They do exist.

No, wait, I won't. You're a selfish, self-important asshat who's probably never been short of money in his entire pampered life, let alone been responsible for feeding any other mouths.

So because somebody doesn't want a stranger calling them out of the blue, they're an asshole? Project much?

Some of us don't have college degrees.

Boo frickin hoo. Experienced tradesmen make serious bank.

Some of us have to take what jobs we can, instead of getting to pick and choose from the cream of high-pay, low-effort sinecures that the rich families keep for their kids.

Spoken like someone who's never thought to take charge of their career. I went to college and I make good money, but my parents aren't rich. Here's the support I got from the bank of Mom: a few years of student loan payments and some encouragement to go fulfill my potential.