Category: Consumer Issues
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The mine direct lie: when vendors falsely claim to sell straight from the source
‘Mine direct’ is the gemstone industry’s favorite marketing phrase. Most of the time it’s just a markup justified by a romanticized supply-chain story.
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The entire insurance industry exists to legally not pay claims
Insurance is sold as protection but operates as a denial machine optimized by actuaries and lawyers. Here’s how the business model actually works.