thornhappy
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Hi folks--
Anyone else have a Tea Party Exchange organization locally? We had one here for a very brief time, and they just shut down operations. There were some problems:
"The exchange, designed to link conservative consumers and businesses while providing contributions to Tea Party and other affiliated groups, had become controversial since Hutchinson announced it last week.
The number of businesses participating was just more than two dozen after several dropped out when customers complained. Hutchinson was criticized for outsourcing to India database programming for the Tea Party Exchange website.
Hutchinson, co-founder and president of Washington Twp.-based Essex HR and Associates, also dropped the exchange’s discount program on Monday, saying that it had led to confusion about the intent of the program.
Companies paid Hutchinson at least $150 annually to participate and then were to donate to Tea Party groups 5 percent of the amount spent by consumers who carried a TPX-Great American Card. Hutchinson had originally said the consumers would also get a discount."
I did give a snort at the outsourcing line. Maybe a gigglesnort.
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