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What is the means test, and how does it apply to me?
Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the liquidation of your assets in return for having your debts pardoned. Chapter 13 bankruptcy lets you work with the court to find a way to pay off your debts. In order to prevent people from abusing Chapter 7 proceedings when they could be paying off their debts through Chapter 13, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 created the means test.

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More Consumer, Corporate Bankruptcies Ahead This Year
The Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 was designed to change existing bankruptcy law to make it more difficult for both businesses and individuals to qualify for bankruptcy protection. The bill, which was pushed by the credit card, auto and retail industries, was intended to end abuse of the bankruptcy system yet U.S. consumer and corporate bankruptcies are expected to increase by 20% and 17%, respectively, in 2007.
Do You have a "Sales Prevention Department?"
When was the last time you met with your sales prevention department? Did you listen closely to what they had to say, the excuses they had, and their plan to mishandle customers in the future? Sales Prevention Departments can masquerade as your advertising, marketing, frontline sales, customer service, phone technology, or any department including accounting.

Get a check up.
I get to do a lot of work in Asia and I find it interesting that over there they pay the practitioner to keep them well. If they get sick they don’t pay which is the opposite to our medical model not just in Australia but in most of the western world. They live from a place of prevention and don’t wait to get ill. The biggest change I have made in my life in the last twenty years is that I now life from a place of prevention and enjoy a state of good health and wellbeing.
Dear Richard (Posner), Love Richard (Thaler)
There is a nice note from behavioral economist Richard Thaler to law & economics sort Richard Posner out. The former takes the latter to task for his WSJ OpEd criticizing his support of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
What is the means test, and how does it apply to me?
Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the liquidation of your assets in return for having your debts pardoned. Chapter 13 bankruptcy lets you work with the court to find a way to pay off your debts. In order to prevent people from abusing Chapter 7 proceedings when they could be paying off their debts through Chapter 13, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 created the means test.
Commercial Retail Tenancy Agreements In Australia - NSW Retail Lease Law
Many Australian state governments have expanded their concept of consumer protection to include small business consumers who are bargaining on a playing field that is far from level, against owners of big shopping centres. They seek to provide this protection by making sure that prospective tenants have sufficient information to make a sound business decision about entering into or renewing a Retail Shop Lease Agreement. Recent amendments to the Retail Leases Act of 1994 clearly offer further protection to tenants, the Government regarding them as the less powerful party in most retail leasing transactions. As a result, the Retail Leases Amendment Act 2005 requires greater responsibility and pro-active behavior from Landlord.
Retail Tenancy Laws Australia, Queensland (QLD) Retail Lease, Shop Lease,
Many Australian state governments have expanded their concept of consumer protection to include small business consumers who were bargaining on a far from level playing field, where owners of large shopping centres had all the advantages and all the power . They seek to provide this protection by making sure that prospective tenants have sufficient information to make a sound business decision when entering into or renewing a lease. Recent amendments clearly offer further protection to tenants, the Government regarding them as the less powerful party in most retail leasing transactions. As a result, the amendments require greater responsibility and pro-active behaviour from the Landlord.

The Benefits of Consumer Contract Financing Part 2
The previous article on the benefits of consumer contract financing was concluded by citing three specific benefits associated with factoring consumer contracts (ie. financing consumer receivables, retail installment contracts, consumer notes, etc.). Those three benefits were: bad debt elimination, consumer contract processing and meeting increase demand. There are many other benefits associated with consumer contract financing which will be mentioned in this article.
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (or TCPA) is the ammendment to an earlier Communications Act. The TCPA implements tighter restrictions on telemarketers and also provides an outlet for people who don't wish to receive any solicitation calls referred to as the "Do Not Call List".

Abuse in the Workplace
About verbal and emotional abuse in the workplace. Abuse creates emotional pain and mental anguish. Emotional abuse can take place anywhere: at home, at school, in relationships, and in the workplace. Contrary to popular beliefs that bullies are only found in the school yard, many bullies are found in the workplace as well.
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