The Florida legislature has two bills (SB 710 and HB 487) that contemplate destination resort style gambling and a gaming commission.  Completely predictable are the arguments in support (jobs and taxes) and in opposition (morality, fairness to other entertainment venues ).  Florida already has a gaming industry; statewide lottery, 18 racetracks and 5 casinos in [...]

The letter is available here —  Goodlatte Letter

“Floridians Would Pay More to Shore-Up Cat Fund: Survey,” Insurance Journal, published December 6, 2011.

ACI president, Steve Pociask, presented at the American Legislative Exchange Council conference in Pheonix, Arizona on December 2, 2011 on the top “Economic Facts and Consumer Opinions about Expanding U.S. Energy Production.”

A statewide consumer survey conducted by the American Consumer Institute (ACI) finds that 70% of Floridians fear being assessed hundreds or thousands of dollars in hurricane taxes, because the state’s Catastrophe (CAT) Fund may run out of money to pay insurance claims.  The telephone survey of 805 consumers found 80% of Floridians did not want [...]

Are you concerned that you might have to pay hundreds and even thousands of dollars in “hurricane taxes” to the state if Citizens or the Catastrophe Fund run out of money to pay its claims? Yes (70%) No (25%) DK/Refused (4%)   Do you support or oppose allowing the Catastrophe Fund to selling more insurance [...]

Should Legislation Protect Consumers or Cons and Ticket Scalpers? Everyone knows someone that has gone to a concert or a sporting event, having paid far beyond the ticket’s face value.  Many of us have also heard the horror stories of a fan going to concert only to find someone else sitting in their seat – [...]

SURVEY RESULTS 1. The explosive growth in Internet is raising privacy concerns among consumers who worry about the collection and use of their personal information by some technology companies like Google, Facebook and others.  To what extend do you trust online companies with your personal information? A.    Completely trust (2%) B.     Somewhat trust (33%) C.     [...]

A national consumer survey conducted by the American Consumer Institute finds that the majority of consumers support stronger privacy protections.  Consumers expressed concerns about the collection and use of their personal information by tech companies like Google and Facebook, with 62% not trusting these companies with their information.  Of the 800 consumers surveyed, 33% said [...]

1. Artists, authors, manufacturers, and inventors use copyrights, trademarks and patents to protect their products from copycats.  Do you agree or disagree that these protections are a good way to encourage innovation and creativity? A. Strongly agree (58%) B. Agree somewhat (25%) C. Neutral, neither agree nor disagree (3%) D. Disagree somewhat (5%) E. Strongly disagree (5%) F. DK/Other [...]