Herbalife Targeting Immigrants with its Pyramid Scheme !
•May 3, 2017
I was researching for new documentaries a week ago and came across this one, Betting on Zero, aA documentary about Herbalife. I watched it. I knew that this company was being scrutinized for its business model, but I didn’t know they were preying on Latino immigrants. In light of how this company is aggressively targeting humble immigrants, I was somewhat puzzled that Herbalife’s business and how its strategies have been under the radar of many major Spanish speaking news organization. This documentary profiles a group of immigrants in Chicago who have been victimized by Herbalife’s ruthless marketing strategies. These immigrants were easily deceived and lied to by recruiting their family members and close friends. Newspapers reported that 60% of the money that Herbalife makes come from Latinos in the US.
I was shocked witnessing how Herbalife with such an unethical business model has risen and done well. They have persisted even when it has been exposed many times by major newspapers as to how they have defrauded people. Any rational being who looks at this company from any angle will conclude that this company truly is fraudulent.
Any federal regulatory agency that monitors these companies would say that if a business entity and those who participate in the organization make money primarily from recruiting people instead of selling goods or services to consumers, this business organization is deemed to be operating a “pyramid scheme.” Now, how did they get away with this? Herbalife is annually audited by powerhouse Pricewaterhouse-Cooper one of the most credible and prestigious accounting firms in the world. These accounting firms make sure that everything in these companies is real, legal and ethical so investors and consumers can be protected.
Herbalife has very strong PR and Law departments. This company also hires celebrities and well-known people in political circles. They have hired a soccer player, David Beckham and the big-time soccer player Ronaldo who plays in Europe. They also recruit politicians with a lot of credibilities to promote their products. Former Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton, Madeline Albright, and our very own former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to mention some. These two have consulted or are currently consulting for Herbalife and see no problem with Herbalife defrauding people.
Former Mayor Villaraigosa comes up in this documentary. He seems indifferent that this company is causing so much pain in our community. He consults for the company, and the company uses him to appease those in our community who question this company’s legitimacy. Any immigrant knows who this man is, and these poor immigrants feel more comfortable dealing with this company when they see this man working for Herbalife. It is not hard to see that the man is selling out. It was disgusting seeing him in this film making the case as to how good it is for our community that this company sells its products to us.
The former mayor argues in this film that our community has an obesity problem and that Herbalife has the solutions for said problem. We might have this obesity problem but what Herbalife does will not do anything to stop it. He conveniently ignored the fact that Herbalife is scamming these poor humble immigrants out of their savings. Mayor Villaraigosa recently converted himself as a staunch defender of Latinos again. Of course, he is seeking to become governor of California next year.
Herbalife is a well-established company and is being alleged that it has made this pyramid scheme legal. Yes, this company has everything a legitimate business has, its corporate headquarters are right here in Los Angels and is being led by a CEO, Michael O. Johnson who came from the Disney Company. In 2011, he was the highest-paid CEO in America. Mr. Johnson made almost 100 million dollars running this company. Herbalife is also a public company currently being traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
“Betting on Zero” is a fascinating documentary in which one of the masters of the universe from Wall Street, Bill Ackman uses his power and resources as a hedge fund manager to bet on Herbalife. In this documentary, a journalist who writes in the financial pages for Bloomberg joined forces with Mr. Ackman to expose this lie to the world. The former is trying to exercise her journalistic responsibilities while the latter is in it to make a buck. Not sure what to make of this but it can be argued that at the very least they are trying to get rid of a fraudulent company that has caused so much pain. At the end of the documentary, the Federal Trade Commission in 2016 came down hard on Herbalife and formally “charged this company with four of unfair, false, and deceptive business practices.” The company was fined with $2oo million and was asked to make major changes to its business model. The company is still operating as nothing happened.
There is no such thing as corporate citizenship any longer. Corporate citizenship is the idea that corporations have a social responsibility to society as a whole. The existence of a company must make the quality of life in communities better. Better as they have to make principled centered decisions. Their business endeavors must somehow make society better, and that includes a corporation’s investors.
It seems that we are reliving the era of the gilded age when the captains of industries were robber barons who had utter disregard for the welfare of society. Yes, Corporations don’t care about workers and see them as liabilities and subjects of exploitation. We are currently living in a society where very few individuals control obscene amounts of wealth; we have stunning low wage disparity and grinding poverty. It is hard not to argue that America is not a “government of corporations, by the corporations, and for corporations. From MCI WorldCom to Enron both of these companies engaged in massive fraud and caused so much damage to their employees, consumers, and investors.
It is easy to cave in to the forces of cynicism when you see people who govern us lying very casually and prominent players in our economic system making money by building companies that cheat people. But we shouldn’t.
Thank you for reading.
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Works used.
Betting on Zero. Dir. Theodore Braun. Biltmore Films, 2017.
Brenner, Michael. “Plutocracy in America.” Huffington Post April 1 2013. Web. 1st May 2017
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Pfeifer, Stuart. “Herbalife hires former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as an advisor.” Los Angeles Times 5 Sept. 2013. Web. 3rd May 2017.
Pfeifer, Stuart. “Latinos crucial to Herbalife’s financial health.” Los Angeles Times 15 Feb. 2013. Web. 3rd May 2017.
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Photos credits: Photos above were screenshots taken from the documentary listed on the works cited above.
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I am offended by Herbalife’s business model, it is important to shed a light on the way in which the company targets Latino’s and immigrants. The company targets these people because of their vulnerability, they are an easy prey who are perceived to have no chance of scrutinizing their product. It is a shame. What is also offensive is how Antonio Villaraigosa sold out to this company. It is hard to believe that someone who has “served the people” choose to advocate for Herbalife’s products. A quote that stood with me, “government of corporations, by the corporations, and for corporations..” As a country, our politics should not turn towards that direction. If it continues to do so, our so called “democracy” will be at its end.
Personally herbalife was always a dislike for me because their product seemed to good to be true and that one has to take all of these pills they provide and shakes, that did not seem very healthy. But to target people with lies with thus pyramid scheme was overboard. Despite from this, one of the most well know mayor Antonio Villaraigosa promoted this only for his True interest and not for the well being. It is a shame what power and profit can do to people
What happens with Herbalife is unfortunately how the system works. Capitalism, where the rich become richer and the poor become poorer. The argument is pretty much explained by the fact of the human naturality. The human is a selfish being that just worries about its own wellness without caring about others. Money has made it to the point of being the most important thing why people are living for and that fact has just corrupted society so much.
I like how you mentioned MCI Inc and Enron at the end of your article. Corporations are often filled with people who are so greedy and do not think of their employers who have families and mouths to feed. I am shoscked to have read this about herbalife because I see people on social media always promoting HerbaLife. People need to become more informed in their communities and unfortunately they are not. It is about time someone spoke up.
I think its amazing how this documentary highlights every aspect of the companies strategy to manipulate you into their business practices. I got a full understanding of how these companies work through the documentary and through personal experience. I myself almost got involved with companies like Amway and Primerica because it sold me into the idea of ” Business opportunity” and change your financial status. What changed my mind is how the documentary explains these places will target uneducated communities to sell them their services or product. After realizing that i will become a greedy person by taking advantage of people who have no clue what there getting themselves into i had to immediately change my mind on this and withdraw. The most pathetic thing that i can confirm is the fact that it is true its all about recruiting and not really the services. We must learn how to make a change for our people through proper information and not be mislead by misinformation.
Surprisingly, what Herbalife is doing doesn’t necessarily surprise me. I’ve had collegues that would sell the products only to stress out because nobody has old buy them. I have no pitty for them, they should’ve done the research.
Villaraigosa is right, there is a problem with obesity, and Herbalife is a workout supplement. However just like any other supplement you can’t just take it without proper diet and exercise, the word is supplement not miracle juice. Which once again I show no pitty.
From my observation in the past is that these companies that operate utilizing the “pyramid scheme” tend to be successful because they trigger a reaction, or sell a promise that “you can get rich quick by working for us”, or “work when you can” and things like this attract the lazy, the unmotivated, so again no pitty.
Going back to Villaraigosa, hes doing what every experienced politician does, provide a promise to those who are ignorant to the game of politics, by saying whatever needs to be said for him to take the chair of Governor.
At this point I have no idea what to say except for citizens need to wake up, realize there’s no “get rich quick” way of life and that “work when you can” will result in poverty because 9 times out of ten people will not work because they have that option.
My family has been a victim of Herbalife, I have always found that business wrong. It never suited me and it just gave me the bad vibe that sooner or later it was going to be bust in our family. I say that company should be taken down for fraud and abuse of power, because of the fact that it exploits people especially undocumented immigrants. People who come here looking for a way out of slums and be like the rich. So, Herbalife uses that to attack and destroy people by leaving them with debt and anger because the couldn’t do it. The whole pyramid scheme is a tool used by Herbalife to exploit dreams of people who aren’t aware of the truth.
I’ve never liked Herbalife because as someone else has said in the responses above, it alway seemed “too good to be true”. How is it that this corporation promotes healthy living but yet turns their back on the community by scamming them of their money. Herbalife is a pretty popular product because many athletes promote and consume it but they aren’t realizing the false advertisement that comes with the product. Just like any other corporation that scams people I believe that it is wrong because they are making people believe that they are investing their money for something that will help them be healthier or promote a better lifestyle. Mayor Villaraigosa should be ashamed of himself for selling himself int0 this corporation and lying to the community he one day defended and became a voice of. The people of the community trusted him because he made their voices heard but he turned his back on them and helped this corporation scam their that they work so hard to earn.
It is very saddening to know that these sort of issues are around. As if poverty and lack of opportunity for the defenseless is not enough corporations like Herbalife have too squeeze the last pennies and dimes these latino families have. Some get caught up in the whole sell out of ideas and they they will make more money by agreeing with Herbalife’s methods but in return they lose and it destroys them economically. It is also not surprising to see that a corporation like Herbalife can get sued and lose and still come out on top with a new business model. For a long time now the government has always been shy when it comes to corporations because of money, interests, and influence. Their needs to be a distinction between the both just like religion was separated from government we need for corporations to be held accountable and must be corrected. In my opinion it is up to the government to protect the citizens because corporations like Herbalife truly have the power to walk all over these communities and in those terms we need better people not those who side with this company for money. The best way to overcome is to encourage people to seek out education it is the best way to rebel against corporations the best way to not allow for oneself to be taken advantage of.
It is great to read a article on this subject and even greater to know that there is a documentary that exposes this scam. I once had a girlfriend who was using this about three years ago. I told her and tried to explain to her that the organization was a scam. She argued that it made her feel more energized and that it helped her loose weight. I tried telling her it was the placebo effect and also that in the long run, her body would become so used to it that if the point comes when she no longer can consume the product, her body would withdraw. The sad part is that our entire country is based and ran by corporations who are ran behind consumerism. We need to do a better job of letting our communities become aware of these pyramid schemes. It is very easy to become enticed with these things as the common sense of the masses isn’t really common sense.
Manipulating the immigrants just show how their business model has no value for the well being of the community. It is very surprising to see such a major company commit fraud such as this to its employees. Since this company uses celebrities and well known politicians, it is no surprise that they were able to trap those who joined them. They throw false hope to their salespeople, ‘promising’ them off vast wealth by selling the products. The Latino community saw their false ‘success’ and tried to be a part of it.
I have not watched the documentary yet, but it will be something I will definitely be intrigued to watch soon. As the others have said they dislike Herbalife I would have to agree with them I watched a documentary that is very similar to this problem and it was called “Bigger Stronger Faster” and it was basically talking about how easy it is to make a supplement company, and the people making the documentary pulled these immigrants from a nearby home depot to prove a point and had them fill up bottles with pills that have no ingredients in them to lose weight even when the bottles say “burn fat fast.” They did this to show how bad the government is on cracking down on these companies taking money from people when their product does nothing it says it does. I feel like this Herbalife scheme is the same when it comes to making cheap products that ultimately have no way of helping people live a healthier lifestyle. I have always tried to stay away from these type of companies that have you do the recruiting of family and friends.
I’m not really surprised at herbal life. I think they should’ve done a little more research.
In my opinion regardless of any product, you must still work and put in the dedication to get the results you want. Yes, supplements helps, but they don’t do the work for you.
Also this idea of getting money is sort of contradicting the idea of working hard. It is focusing on being lazy and having things easy. I don’t agree with this.
I feel like this guy just knows what to say to bait people. People need to start waking up to reality.
Herbalife has become such a big thing in the Latino community, I remember years ago when it seemed to take a swing primarily around the time Zumba started and my aunt would promote this company and would say how great it is. It saddens me that this corporation would target our community and make us feel stupid.
I have never really liked the whole idea of Herbalife and how it works. I have seen many people trying to get others to join and it gets pretty annoying. The same with trying to “help” others when in reality they are just thinking of themselves. Their ambition to get higher up in all that really not getting anywhere. I’ve heard many stories mainly all negative about what has happened to them because of it both the products and trying to get somewhere but never worked. When people who do work in that try to defend it and how it is not that maybe they did something wrong or need something else and get them to buy more and convince them. It is horrible how people do this to themselves and affect others on the way. The way they use people that others may look up to and how they themselves actually do it. If those are the people others follow then we are not in the best place.
I find this whole Herbalife Pyramid Scheme disgusting. I have encountered friends and family that work with this business and they brag about the money and I believe thats how they capture the attention of people. but the fact. that they specifically target Hispanics and hispanic communities is some what disturbing and says a lot of the business. As a hispanic, we always look for a way to better our lives and succeed and I believe they pray on that and thats how our attention is captured. As to the celebrities and the Mayor speaking out on this just sounds like a pay out for them and have no background knowledge about what has been happening. They blame the money loss on the victim and it’s sad how they don’t acknowledge their flaws and yet fight back for the manipulation and harm they caused to so many families and people in the hispanic community. They need to either shut it down or just simply move on with different strategies that do not involve financial harming other people that try to built a future with them.
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I had no idea that herbalife was targeting a particular ethnicity , that really hurts to see that because , n one should be fed lies in order to get them to by your product. i feel like its all for the money nd money is the root to all evil. But we do need it to get the things we want. I feel like big companies like this get all these plans to make more money and dont ever ask themselves how legit is the product they want to sell. they just think about making money thats all they see. The facts they they get people that are on bigger platforms to buy into the scheme makes people of regular stature and wealth buy it because they see celebrities or politicians buying it, so they are sold on it. its all a strategy
I have heard of Herbalife product but didn’t really heard about the scandal that they have made but I did notice that the product wasn’t true it was just a waste of money and how the would mind control other people just to buy their products. However, if people or investor want to make a big company grow you should work hard and with no lies people would cooperate better if they truly know what they are working with. I find disappointing how they would bring celebrity into their business even though the celebrity are winning more money than they have already, they should show the true show about what type of product they are buying and is upsetting how they would amid more for the Latinos and how 60% of consumer was them they should be ashamed how they are being attack and without letting them know that they are the one that are being the most consume and money to the cooperation. Why is it that Herbalife was created to be good for you but there product aren’t over time if you stop drink them you body from start to look different.
Herbalife is a sick company for targeting a specific group of people to advertise and sell to, I had no idea they did this at all. I have heard of herbalife before but never knew much of what they did other than selling their products and how their product barely works. I was not aware at all of what they were truly doing, it really is offensive to us latinos. Companies like this have no integrity at all and are all about making a quick buck.
I definitely agree that Herbalife is taking advantage of the immigrant Latino community, but doesn’t every company have their own target demographic? The fact that its a pyramid scheme isn’t the worst thing in the world, yes their credibility and ethics are compromised, but some people are making money and others are making life changing decisions in hopes of bettering themselves physically due to herbalife. I honestly don’t like herbalife products, because I feel as though they make people believe that its the product that makes them loose weight, when in reality its the fact that they got themselves to go to the gym for the first time in their lives. However, if that’s what it takes to get those people in the gym, then more power to them.
One of the most powerful scenes of the movie was footage from Herbalife conventions. The over-the-top sense of ceremony and leadership braggadocio reminded me of TV churches and Scientology conventions. The leaders of all three organizations exploit aspirations and greed to get ahead, and all three could be seen as cults.
These types of organizations use similar methods to cheat naive people. They flaunt the money and happiness gained by the top 1%, while promising everyone else that they’ll get theirs too, as long as they first “invest” their money in the organization. Most people end up giving away most of their money without getting anything back. This is clear theft, and I’m amazed that it is barely prosecuted.
Herbalife takes advantages from the immigrants based on their lack of knowledge and tricking them by selling products in such high prices. This pyramid shows that the company only cares about getting richer than putting more effort in the product itself. What did bothered my is when they use Antonio Villaraigosa, basically saying and trying to cover their false business practices that it is okay for what the company is doing to the poor immigrants, just because Villaraigosa is Mexican himself. This just shows how a company can be exposed for their false action and can corrupt the business model into a false norm of tactics.
It’s sad to hear Herbal life takes advantage of the immigration community due to their lack of knowledge but I believe although it’s not right, that’s how businesses usually run. They target a certain group and that’s how they make money.
It is incredible how Herbalife’s consumers become victims of their own ignorance. Everyday I see a man on a nearby corner offering Herbalife’s business cards. When I reject his cards he got really upset, and argues that he has the solution for my problem. Who in the world told him that I have a problem. In the Mexican culture if you’re skinny you don’t fit. I had a trauma when I was a 17 and I weighted only 80 pounds. Then, the weight was a problem for me, but not anymore. Today, I am 160 pound, I’m not diabetic, I don’t have high cholesterol, and according to my doctor I’m healthy. Herbalife is using the American aesthetics to convince Hispanos or Latinos to use their products, but the results that they are getting are affecting their health. Many people that I know are suffering the consequences of using Herbilife because at the beginning they loose weight, but they got double the weight after stopped using their product. If people want to lose weight, they should stop eating, but to be skinny is not a synonym of to be healthy as a lot of people believe.
While I was reading this I was thinking to myself why this business is not terminated yet. Then I kept on reading and to be honest it sounds really legit in how they trick people. They steal your money and people know but the keep coming back because they most likely see their favorite soccer player or their favorite actor promoting these items and after I read that part I kind of laughed because I agree with Carlos I do not blame the company I am blaming the people that fall into these traps. If it is how you say that they know about it and still continue to buy items. Do I agree on what the company is doing no I do not. In this world people will do anything to try and make a quick buck. I would love to see this company terminated but I also do not blame them for making money like I said previously I blame the people falling into the trap. Some people do not know any better I would not blame the person for the first attempt and losing their money I do feel bad for these people. The more experienced shopper would do research before they buy anything. Not just which one is cheaper but also check what the side effects are or has anyone had any allergic reactions to such products.
I wasn’t shocked, first of all Herbalife as a product is a scheme but is Herbalife really responsible for making people spend their money in something they have no idea about? Shouldn’t some of the distributers and consumers be held accountable for their own actions? I believe if anyone shall want to be a business man, they should at least be informed and educated on what they are investing in. I strongly believe a true salesman can make anyone buy anything. Can churches be seen as a pyramid scheme? We hear about a religion and are brought into it by family members. Then, we give money to someone that tells us we can have a better life after our time is done without any proof of it ever happening? I am just asking. lol
I wasn’t shocked, first of all Herbalife as a product is a scheme but is Herbalife really responsible for making people spend their money in something they have no idea about? Shouldn’t some of the distributers and consumers be held accountable for their own actions? I believe if anyone shall want to be a business man, they should at least be informed and educated on what they are investing in. I strongly believe a true salesman can make anyone buy anything. Can churches be seen as a pyramid scheme? We hear about a religion and are brought into it by family members. Then, we give money to someone that tells us we can have a better life after our time is done without any proof of it ever happening? I am just asking. lol
I have always been somewhat skeptical of companies that promote their product as an easy all in one solution. It amazes me that even after a lawsuit this company is still able to function. Most notable because their celebrity sponsors always seem to be the first to claim that they love immigrants. How can these people sponsor a product that is hurting the community that they claim to be a part of, and what to help? It is this kind of unethical business practices that should be under investigation. Especially when they are hurting our communities and our families.
Betting On Zero
Chris – LACC Pol Science
I found this documentary quite interesting to say the least. These three perspective stories and one thing was never discussed, “Is Herbal life healthy? “Does is work?”. Focusing on deception of others was shocking to see, being that I knew people that were being held hostage with this huge scheme, the size a of a pyramid. My own family asked me to buy this product and to become a member, in hopes to one day live off the earnings of Herbal Life distribution. Oh and how annoying are their constant posts on social media with #TransformationTuesday photos and smoothies?! This documentary shows that people with less business education can be made a believer. A believer that wants to have an American Dream. I found the evidence striking and could only ask myself “What more can I do to help?”
The idea of the whole Herbalife Scheme Pyramid and how it works never attracted my attention. I think it’s all bogus. I’ve seen many people trying to convince others and myself to joining the Herbalife, it just really gets obnoxious when they repeatedly try and convince you. I know a few people who actually joined the company and brag about money, I strongly agree that is how they attract people’s attention. What I find very disturbing is how mostly the only people who they tend to target are Hispanics and Hispanic communities, which says a lot about their business. Some people seek to have a successful life and want great income so they fall for these types of jobs and companies. That is how easily they can get people to join them. As for the Mayor who spoke out on this comes to show that they have no knowledge about any of this and is probably a pay out for them. It’s a shame how they can blame the victim for the money and don’t acknowledge that they have harmed families and people in the Hispanic community. I believe this should be shut down completely so that it does not finically harm people who try to build an actual future.
It’s incredible how this company takes advantage of the Latino community. It also makes me wonder how they use celebrities to capture people in believing that this product is good for people. Now knowing this is it makes me sad because I know people who sell these products. What I noticed is that this business is time-consuming and now knowing how it takes advantage of these poor people makes me mad. My mom always told me that all those selling products business is a waste of time and money. I remember how many neighbors use to come to my house offering the products to my mom and she denied them right away. Which shows how not many people fall into the trap of buying these products but there are some who still do.
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I feel that the Latino community is their easiest way to get money and that is why they do it. They know that they come to the United States to find the American dream and they are convinced because it is their easiest way of finding it. Herbalife targets these people because they are desperate but it is a shame that they do this because that are destroying the lives of these people and they don’t even care. They make so much money and still complain when they have to give some back. It seems as id Villaraigosa was seeking out attention. He only did it for publicity. If he was a man of his community then he wouldn’t promote it and help his community put a stop to it.
I myself know one person that is latino that works for herbalife. Considering it now, I have come across a couple of people wanting to sell the product that are latino. It had never crossed my mind that this was a company that targeted such communities. This shows how much effect a spokesperson can have and to me, I found it shocking to see how high up they were able to reach to receive advocates for their product. It is sad to see that companies no longer feel obligated to have corporate citizenship that is mentioned in this article. The benefit of a community should be the purpose of a product. To the business side of this, it is impressive to see the types of strategies used to succeed. But as a person, as a human view point, it is sad to see such sneaky tactics to have what they call success.
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“There is no such thing as corporate citizenship any longer. Corporate citizenship is the idea that corporations have a social responsibility with society as a whole.”
you made a point here that I think really hit home for me. Many corporations are not at all concerned with having any responsibility to the community. But some are, for example Google is widely considered to be a more socially responsible corporation. Sometimes I think my cell phone company is socially responsible to me when they give me unlimited data for only 50 bucks a month. Meanwhile my bank is clearly ripping me off every month charging me random fees for random things. It’s really a toss up when you think about it. I’m not a conservative thinker but rather I learn the rules of the game and try to adapt to them. Sometimes it really seems unfair the way things are in this country, and a lot of it really is, but it’s going to continue on everyday until someone figures out a way to make it stop. Meanwhile, I feel like we have to learn the rules first then find a way to break them.
It is sad knowing that companies like Herbalife can take away from families like this. I feel that they think the Latino community is the easiest target because so many of this community are looking to make their lives better for them and their families and herbalife takes advantage of that. Especially the CEO use to be part of Disney Company all they do is take money and raise prices and rip people off for merchandise, that should say it all. They know how to get peoples attention and draw them in to take the bait.
Although i completely hate the fact that these corporations think it’s ok to take advantage of people, i still believe that some of the blame can also be put of the people who chose to be part of Herbalife. These people need to get themselves informed before signing up to do anything, if they see on the news that some scandal is going on with the business that they are representing then thats a red flag for them to try to get out of it. And it’s because of this ignorance that these companies see their opportunity to recruit these people who won’t do anything about it. So for these reasons i see fault on both parties.
I believe that it’s incredible documentary to show how some companies targeted the people and doubled their profit. Herbal life primarily focused on the uneducated low-income and immigrant communities because they are voiceless and insecure. The entire sad thing that the movie reveals is the fact that it is all about recruiting and not the services. The community should learn the truth from this film and take a measure against the similar companies there may be another organization in the community who drain the poor and the insured immigrants.
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