By: Don Caldwell
Do you trust the institutions that are "looking out" for you?
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How was a group of business owners able to secure an A- BBB rating for a fictional company called "Hamas?" (Yes, named after THAT Hamas.)
According to an ABC News investigation, "a group of Los Angeles business owners paid $425 to the Better Business Bureau and were able to obtain an A minus grade for a non-existent company called Hamas, named after the Middle Eastern terror group."
"Right now, this rating system is really unworthy of consumer trust or confidence," said Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal in an interview that will be shown tonight on 20/20.
The BBB says the idea that they accept pay for grades was inaccurate and that a "mistake was made by salespeople."
The report also says that an A rating was given to a non-existent sushi restaurant and a skinhead, neo-Nazi web site called Stormfront.
Is trust inherent, or is it earned?
As with so many "institutions" that we trust, why is it so hard for them to do a good job? Should we be expected to place more responsibility on ourselves? How many "institutions" such as the BBB do you look towards for information / peace of mind? Could various facets of our federal, state, and local governments also have the same qualities demonstrated by the BBB?
Can we ever truly have organizations that can be expected to act selflessly? Which organizations would you expect that to be? If you thought of your religious institution, can you expect a secular (non-religious) institution to behave better than your religious institution?
(ORIGINAL LINK) AG Says Ratings Not Trustworthy After BBB Gives A- To "Hamas" - The Consumerist
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