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Burned by increasing taxes on car rentals?

Car rental taxes squeezing consumersNCL's Sally Greenberg testified before a House subcommittee recently about the nickel-and-diming consumers are feeling in the car rental industry, calling for passage of legislation that would end discriminatory state taxes for car renters.

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Add Twitter to your customer service arsenal

Tired of being on hold for customer service? Try TwitterConsumers exhausted by customer service phone lines - and the muzak they're subject to while waiting to speak with a real live human - are increasingly turning to an alternative: Twitter.

 

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LifeSmarts arming teens with 'dollars and sense'

This year, NCPW partners—which includes AARP, Better Business Bureau, Consumer Federation of America, and a handful of federal government agencies and others—are focusing Dollars and Sense: Rated “A” for All Ages on highlighting consumer education for every stage of life – from grade school to retirement.

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NCL's Fraud.org

Our fraud team tracks the latest Internet and telemarketing scams, and helps consumers avoid them.

LifeSmarts

The ultimate consumer challenge, our teen quiz-show competition cultivates a new generation of savvy consumers.

Stop Child Labor

Our Child Labor Coalition works to end child labor exploitation and protect working minors in the U.S. and abroad.

Script Your Future

If you don't take your medicine as directed, you're putting your health and future at risk.

Wage Theft

NCL's Special Project on Wage Theft is educating workers and employers about the growing problem, which affects blue- and white-collar employees.

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