Sentences with phrase «reducing consumer abuse»

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The shock of the downturn and anger about the abuses that drove it promise to accelerate preexisting trends toward reduced materialism, commitment to sustainability, higher expectations of corporate social responsibility, and resentment of cynical marketing that treats people as soulless and mechanical consumers.

In turn, this would reduce choice for consumers and would constitute an abuse of a dominant market position and restrictive business practices.

The United States Congress, in an effort to tighten the requirements for bankruptcy and reduce the number of debtors who were able to qualify to have their unsecured debts discharged by filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy, passed the Bankruptcy Abuse and Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.

«TREB has abused, and continues to abuse, its substantial market power and control of relevant markets to reduce competition and protect its member brokers» interests at the expense of consumers,» says Gregory Vistnes, a vice president with Washington - based consulting firm Charles River Associates in a 189 - page report filed as part of the complex case.