This week’s question: Dissatisfied with the limited effectiveness of its Do Not Call list, France has banned spam calls outright and will levy fines of up to $578,000 for calls made without the recipient’s consent. If Congress were to consider legislation that drastic to combat the scourge of telemarketers, what should the bill be titled?
THE WINNER: Don’t Ask, Don’t Telemarket
Bill Levine, Belmont, Mass.
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SECOND PLACE: One Big, Beautiful Block
Karen Shepherd, Social Circle, Ga.
THIRD PLACE: Don’t Call Us; We’ll Fine You
Tom Gentry, Akron, Ohio
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The REAL Citizens United Act
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh
The Do Not Call (We Really Mean It This Time) Act
Susan Faretra, Concord, N.H.
The “I Don’t Like Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam!” Act,
Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pa.
Spam Ban (Thank You, Ma’am)
Andrea Carla Michaels, San Francisco
The “Put the Spammer in the Slammer” Bill
John Keefe, Mount Vernon, Wash.
The Right to Remain Unrung Act
Niklas Pettersson, Stavsnäs, Sweden
The SILENCE (Stop Interrupting Our Lives and End your Nonsense Calls Evermore) Bill
Walter Smith, Washington, D.C.
The STAMP (Stop Telemarketers And Make’em Pay) Act
Kenneth Jensen, Richland, Wash.
Last Call
Kenneth Walker, Bridgeport, Ohio