If I were to charge a $50 application fee or $25 for a photo of a home AND earn a commission, I would be subject to FINE and LOSS OF MY LICENSE ie: put out of business, by the State of Florida.
There should be a large sucking sound generated by the void in the market from all of the parties involved in these unethical shenanigans that should only be filled and quieted by the remaining ethical companies and brokers that SOMEHOW are able to REMAIN IN BUSINESS DISPITE THE ILLEGAL ACTIONS AND ILLEGAL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR UNETHICAL COMPETITORS.
I would be making a much greater profit in Florida if I could: Charge Fees and Receive Commissions, Rig Bids to Steer Business to my Most Profitable Company, Cook My Books to REDUCE EXPENSES/LOSSES and INCREASE PROFITS, etc etc, all while deceiving my customer’s misplaced TRUST!
I hope there aren’t any readers that feel the last paragraph is a prescription for the successful American Corporation. If so, we are in deeper trouble than we think.
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If I were to charge a $50 application fee or $25 for a photo of a home AND earn a commission, I would be subject to FINE and LOSS OF MY LICENSE ie: put out of business, by the State of Florida.
There should be a large sucking sound generated by the void in the market from all of the parties involved in these unethical shenanigans that should only be filled and quieted by the remaining ethical companies and brokers that SOMEHOW are able to REMAIN IN BUSINESS DISPITE THE ILLEGAL ACTIONS AND ILLEGAL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR UNETHICAL COMPETITORS.
I would be making a much greater profit in Florida if I could: Charge Fees and Receive Commissions, Rig Bids to Steer Business to my Most Profitable Company, Cook My Books to REDUCE EXPENSES/LOSSES and INCREASE PROFITS, etc etc, all while deceiving my customer’s misplaced TRUST!
I hope there aren’t any readers that feel the last paragraph is a prescription for the successful American Corporation. If so, we are in deeper trouble than we think.
Ethos Should Rule,
Small Potatoes
Ethics don\’t usually rule at the CEO level. (Koslowski, Lay, Ebers, etc.)