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The Baucus Healthcare Debacle
by Thomas HintonFor several months, the Senate Finance Committee has labored to draft healthcare legislation. Its original intent was to help millions of uninsured Americans gain access to affordable healthcare. What began as a noble cause has deterior…
October 1st, 2009 zero comments Blog DetailsReading the Economic Tea Leaves: This Recession is Far from Over!
For the past month, I’ve been scanning newspapers, watching CNBC and other economic news stations and listening to radio talk show experts to find out how our economy is doing. To my surprise, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced that the …
September 26th, 2009 zero comments Blog DetailsTom Hinton Criticizes Airline Service Fees on CNBC
Thomas Hinton, president and CEO of the American Consumer Council (ACC), has sharply criticized ten domestic airlines for using deceptive pricing practices to take advantage of unsuspecting consumers who fly their airlines. According to the Department …
September 26th, 2009 zero comments Blog DetailsThe Mood of American Consumers Remains Cautious: An Interview with Thomas Hinton of ACC
The following interview on the mood of American consumers was conducted on September 7, 2009 with Thomas Hinton, President & CEO of the American Consumer Council, by Consumer News & Views.CNV. Most economic data suggest that the United States remains i…
September 8th, 2009 zero comments Blog DetailsCommon Sense is Not All That Common
by Tom HintonIn his classic book, A World Waiting To Be Born: Civility Rediscovered, the late author Dr. M. Scott Peck, noted that today’s society suffers a serious and disruptive illness — incivility. Dr. Peck believed our destructive patterns of s…
August 11th, 2009 zero comments Blog DetailsFree Doesn’t Always Mean Free
I hope you enjoy this article by my friend and guest writer, Bill Kalmar.s/ Tom HintonOur cable provider, AT&T, just offered us one month of free service for Encore and Showtime. Two months ago, we took the free HBO offer for two months. After two mont…
August 7th, 2009 zero comments Blog DetailsUnited Breaks Guitars
by Tom HintonPerhaps you’ve seen the You Tube video entitled United Breaks Guitars by Dave Carroll. Dave serenades us with his composition about the United Airlines baggage handlers at Chicago O’Hare Airport who tossed around his expensive Taylor g…
July 22nd, 2009 zero comments Blog DetailsRiding the Green Wave to Green Certification
There’s a new wave of environmental consciousness rolling across the landscape of American business. In certification circles, we refer to it as the Green Wave. But, companies are discovering that going green isn’t easy, and getting green certified…
July 10th, 2009 zero comments Blog DetailsEmbracing the Single Payer System for Health Care
Thomas HintonSpeaker & AuthorThere was a time when the United States of America provided the finest health care in the world. Today, the United States is a good example of how not to build a health care system for patients. What happened? While the ans…
June 8th, 2009 zero comments Blog DetailsWho Needs Banks When You Have Credit Unions
by Tom HintonThere’s a great deal of consumer unrest sweeping across the United States. Many consumers are frustrated with their banks because we can’t get loans, the interest rates on our credit cards are excessive, and banks are charging excessive fe…
April 21st, 2009 zero comments Blog DetailsTom Hinton is a professional business speaker. All content copyright Tom Hinton 2010.
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