http://www.theamericanconsumer.org Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:43:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Please follow this link to hear Dr. Darby's interview http://www.theamericanconsumer.org/2010/03/10/federal-news-radio-interviews-dr-larry-darby-on-his-latest-studies/ BigGovernment.Com has an activite blog underway that discusses the finding of ACI's studies on Jobs, consumer welfare, and (most recently) IT innovation.  To read the piece and contribute their blog, click here. http://www.theamericanconsumer.org/2010/03/05/biggovernmentcom-blogs-on-aci-studies/ On march 4, 2010, the Sarasota Herald Tribune published Steve Pociask's op-ed "State's Insurer of Last Resort Calls To Mind A House of Cards."   To read the article, click here. Your Comments Are Welcome: http://www.theamericanconsumer.org/2010/03/04/sarasota-herald-tribune-house-of-cards/ WASHINGTON – The American Consumer Institute (ACI) announced today that it is placing a strong focus on statewide issues in Florida for 2010.  The organization’s announcement comes after substantial review of a variety of state issues that affect the majority of Florida’s consumers, including property insurance and telecommunications.   ACI’s Center for Citizen ... http://www.theamericanconsumer.org/2010/03/03/american-consumer-institute-declares-strong-focus-on-florida-issues-names-florida-state-university-professor-as-research-fellow-and-launches-florida-website/ By STEVE POCIASK Special To The Tampa Tribune Published: March 3, 2010 If an insurance company sold you a homeowner's policy knowing that, if disaster was to strike, it probably couldn't pay your claim, you would call that "consumer fraud" - plain and simple. If private insurance companies were to instigate such a ... http://www.theamericanconsumer.org/2010/03/03/floridas-insurance-scam/ To read Maisie Ramsay's Wireless Week article "Think Tank: Net Neutrality Rules Harmful, Unnecessary," please click here. Click Here for ACI's Entire Study -- innovation-final Click Here for ACI's Summary Release Click Here for NextGen Web summary and vidoes http://www.theamericanconsumer.org/2010/03/03/think-tank-net-neutrality-rules-harmful-unnecessary-wireless-week-cites-aci-study-on-innovation/ By Patricia Born Despite this year’s calm hurricane season, the past decade of disastrous storms has made it more difficult for many homeowners to find affordable insurance. Not surprisingly, they blame the insurance companies. It’s not that simple .... To read the full article, click here.    (Originally published in the South Florida ... http://www.theamericanconsumer.org/2010/03/03/government-needs-to-loosen-grip-on-insurers/ Consumers oppose the current Healthcare legislation by a two-to-one margin.  In a nationwide survey conducted by the American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research (ACI), 48% of Americans oppose the bill, while 24% support it.    The survey results also find that 90% of consumers believe that they should make their ... http://www.theamericanconsumer.org/2010/03/03/twice-as-many-consumers-oppose-the-senate-heath-care-bill-90-of-consumers-want-to-make-their-own-decisions-about-healthcare-according-to-an-american-consumer-institute-survey/ Net Neutrality Will Hurt Private Investment, Impede Consumer Friendly Innovations WASHINGTON - The American Consumer Institute released today a study on innovation by companies in the Internet ecosystem.  The study, which surveyed available data and literature, found that broadband network providers are a leading source of both innovation and new investment ... http://www.theamericanconsumer.org/2010/03/02/study-finds-unregulated-broadband-market-is-key-to-innovation/ Latest Study Consistent with Findings Showing Internet Regulations as a Detriment to Consumers, Broadband Investment and the Economy Jobs, Jobs, Jobs At the State of Union Address, President Obama identified jobs as the “number one focus” for the year – and no wonder. While the unemployment rate dipped from December to January ... http://www.theamericanconsumer.org/2010/02/22/internet-regulations-will-cost-jobs/