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		<title>The $33 Million IRS Mistake!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Greed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debt Collection]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[$33 million tax credit mistake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irs audit electric car tax credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plug in car tax credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax credit electric vehicles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is not quite sure how some owners of vehicles from Dodge Dealers Kingwood thought that their gas guzzler qualified for a fuel efficiency tax credit, but they did.  Because of errors by approximately 14,000 tax payers, the IRS is doing an audit for the entire lot of car credits filed.  They will be checking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paying for Options You Don&#8217;t Want?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Greed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car bundle packages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car features complaint]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The car buying process is hard enough and it does not matter if you are buying a car from Orlando Chevrolet or anywhere else for that matter.  The process is time consuming, frustrating, confusing, and down right expensive.  One of the biggest complaints that car shoppers make about their experience at places like Connecticut Acura [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lincoln&#8217;s Sneaky Pricing Tactics</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerblotter.com/corporate-greed/lincolns-sneaky-pricing-tactics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Greed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011 lincoln mkz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lincoln mkz hybrid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lincoln mkz pricing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are in the market for a new hybrid, then you will find good deals at Louisville KY Used Cars.  But if you want luxury in your hybrid then go no further than AZ Ford Dealerships to have a look at the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, a sedan that is priced the exact same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fair Wages for GM&#8217;s CEO?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.consumerblotter.com/corporate-greed/fair-wages-for-gms-ceo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Greed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akerson $9 million]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Akerson GM CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GM $9 million]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t we all wish we could bring home $9 million per year?  It is probably safe to say people would be more than comfortable if they brought home more than $100,000 per year, let alone in the millions like the CEO of Hartford Hyundai does.  It can be difficult to find out exactly how much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leasing: A Waste of Money!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Greed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car leasing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lease vs buy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some drivers, purchasing a new car can be more of a need rather than a desire.  You have to have a car in most areas to make having a job practical, and it turns into this vicious cycle.  We all wish we could walk into Birmingham Jaguar Dealers and lay down a wad of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Get Scammed on Maintenance!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Greed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vehicle Ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avoid car scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car maintenacne tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car maintenance scams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vehicle ownership can be expensive, even if you don&#8217;t own an expensive luxury car from BMW Dealer Oakland.  In fact, several of the luxury lines offer &#8220;free&#8221; maintenance for a set period of time when someone buys one of their new models.  Sadly, not everyone in this country is honest and trustworthy, so as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hidden Costs in Compact Cars!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Car Complaints]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Greed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[base price MSRP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civic prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compact car prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hidden cost cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overpriced compact cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[subaru impreza cost]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you are in the market for a new car, you might find yourself heading over to Bradenton Used Cars in hopes of finding a great deal.  You could always check out the great inventory of small cars from your local Volkswagen dealer, plus their hybrid and diesel engine models have great fuel efficiency.  There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mediocrity A Way of Life</title>
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		<comments>http://www.consumerblotter.com/corporate-greed/mediocrity-a-way-of-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PaulR</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Greed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books a million]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mediocrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shanes rib shack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wal mart]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many companies thrive by being mediocre. Their entire business is built around it. McDonald&#8217;s, Wal-Mart and Books A Million are names that come to mind. I got a good dose of mediocrity this weekend and felt like this was the best place to talk about it. This past Sunday my wife and I took a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lies, Deception and a Merchants Response to Unethical Affiliate Behavior</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerblotter.com/corporate-greed/green-mountain-coffee-roasters-consumer-affiliate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerblotter.com/corporate-greed/green-mountain-coffee-roasters-consumer-affiliate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Rushing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Greed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affliate marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donna-Lee Moore-Stout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green mountain coffee roasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rip off report]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Rushing Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has a rogue affiliate. The affiliate was making offers that were not authorized by the affiliate agreement and when it became a customer service issue it took third party intervention to make the consumer whole. The situation that unraveled was that the consumer visited the affiliate site and [...]]]></description>
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