Topic: We should ban telemarketing
telemarketing annoys millions of people
telemarketing because it upsets people to always have them calling and also they are usually rude
Telemarketing calls are disruptive, unwanted, and have caused a "chilling effect" in that nobody wants to pick up phone calls from unknown numbers anymore.
telemarketing can alert the general population about useful products and services.
telemarketing can be a useful tool to bring goods to the attention of people who would not otherwise access the information.
Telemarketing can be an effective means for a business to make sales and increase profit potential
telemarketing can be an intrusion of privacy a lot of calls now are from robo callers and it can be a form of harassment
Telemarketing can be effective in selling a good, saving money compared to advertisements or in person interactions.
telemarketing can be intimidating and exploitative on the vulnerable
telemarketing can cause a lot of stress to older and vulnerable members of society who do not know how to deal with it.
telemarketing can cause distress for people who do not know how to get rid of the callers.
telemarketing can cause distress to the vulnerable if they do not understand why they are being called.
telemarketing can harm vulnerable people who are less able to say no.
telemarketing can help companies reach a wider audience.
telemarketing can help the economy, by showing people products they need and can afford
Telemarketing clogs phone lines, preventing emergency services from using it as effectively.
telemarketing companies often ignore "do not call" laws.
telemarketing companies use fake numbers and constantly call people and generally rip people off if they can.
Telemarketing costs people millions per year in used minutes.
telemarketing could bring worthwhile products to the attention of people who would not otherwise be aware of them.
telemarketing creates many jobs for people
telemarketing disturbs citizens and are overall an unwanted nuisance
telemarketing doesn't break any rules and is a lawful business practice.
telemarketing doesn't differentiate between people who are interested in being called and those who aren't
telemarketing employs thousands of people
telemarketing employs thousands of people and if we ban it then that will lead to a substantial amount of job loss.
telemarketing forces people to buy things they don’t need and should therefore be illegal.
telemarketing gets to an otherwise untapped audience, potentially increasing sales, and those that choose not to engage can simply end the call.
telemarketing gives us new opportunities and we can often save money on our services.
telemarketing has a valuable place in supporting our economy.
telemarketing has become a scourge on society with call centres set-up to cold call people using auto-dialers, resulting in people being harassed by silent calls when there is no call handler to talk to them
telemarketing has reached epidemic levels with unregulated frequency that most people would consider a public nuisance.