Discussion Questions

In addition to the basic consumer rights

expressed in the consumer's Magna Carta,

what other expectations or rights do you think

consumer stakeholders have of business? Do

consumers have some moral rights that have not

yet been articulated in law?

What is your opinion of the consumerism

movement? Is it "alive and well" or is it fading

away? Why has consumerism been such an

enduring movement for so long?

Give an example of a major abuse of advertising

via social media from your own observations and

experiences. How do you feel about this as a

consumer?

Are companies genuinely interested in marketing

sustainable products or is this just a marketing

strategy that is popular today. Do you think

"green fatigue" has set in$?$ If so$,$ what should

companies now do$?$

Does the new Consumer Financial Protection

Bureau make sense? How do you keep politics out

of government agencies? In a free market, why

shouldn't consumers be left to fend for themselves

with respect to consumer financial products?