This article is a summary of a speech presented as part of the public debate club meeting dedicated to the fight against organized crime. The club allows the presentation of positions and discussion on current issues, the club promotes the culture of discussion in Israel and is engaged in cultivating the art of speech and persuasion.

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The importance of familiarity with consumer protection laws. My arguments are, first of all, raising awareness of the manipulations carried out by companies, and the second is ways of dealing with injustices and ways of fighting to restore justice.

So I presented you with two arguments -

The first is raising awareness of manipulations.

After all, the goal of every company is to make money, for that it has to be profitable and also grow every year, otherwise they won't invest in it. That's why the companies have to constantly perfect the mechanism - both the product and the mechanism. The problem is that the desire is so strong that sometimes they violate the law. And even if they do not break the law, they will still do everything, including emotional manipulations so that the consumer will consume.
They take advantage of two weaknesses - the first is information gaps, and the second is power gaps.
The information gap regarding the product to be purchased. If as consumers we knew that the mouse on the table costs NIS 10, we would not be willing to pay NIS 150 for it. But the fact that we don't know the cost, and the advertising that the product is high quality makes us agree to pay for the product.
The second is power differences - if I come to buy I can't believe that I found the mouse cheaper - maybe yes in the small one, but not in the 50%.

The second thing is the treatment of injustices.

It is difficult for us as consumers to deal with information gaps, but we do with power gaps. for example by association. You can come to the store and if we come together the marketer will give us at least 20%, but you can also do a consumer boycott and that is the most effective thing. It damages reputation and damages profitability.
So I wanted to present to you the two arguments for the importance of the subject - raising awareness of manipulations, and ways of coping.

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Positions presented - the rule of law

• A history of organized crime
• Priorities in the treatment of crime
• Excessive judicial activism
• Police corruption
• Consumer protection laws
• Capital and government
• The fear of corruption is exaggerated
• How to fight organized crime
• How to fight corruption
• How to improve the justice system

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• Social gaps and welfare policy
• University tuition fees
• Censorship and freedom of speech

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