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Re:“Click to subscribe, call to cancel” is illegal, FTC says by mdp2021 on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @04:44AM (#29250842)
This is extremely reasonable and civilized. Would you say that the rest of the legislation in Portugal is consistent, and the direction of the Country is towards good sense and reliability?

I have noticed of other EU countries that a response against abuse may exist, but severely delayed and only partial (e.g. about sale of misrepresented services and other contractual scams, especially when carried out over the phone).

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Re:“Click to subscribe, call to cancel” is illegal, FTC says by kranke155 on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @07:34AM (#29252224)
No. Portugal is a (atm) an radically aging country, it is rife with corruption and politics are poorly led. Brain drain is massive. Employment is extremely difficult for both the jobseeker and the employer due to poor competitiveness, low productivity and terrible regulation. Healthcare systems have been dropping off a cliff.

IMO going the direction of a dying country. And I am Portuguese.

Virtually anyone I know with a good skill set that’s profitable abroad has moved.

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Re:“Click to subscribe, call to cancel” is illegal, FTC says by mig39 on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @01:26PM (#29256842)
Yes, everyone I know, in my age range, has moved to France, Switzerland, Canada, etc.

We all want to retire in Portugal, but it seems there are few employment opportunities unless you know the right people.

I'm sure "retirement" is the only growth industry in Portugal these days.

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Re:“Click to subscribe, call to cancel” is illegal, FTC says by mdp2021 on Thursday November 18, 2021 @03:19AM (#29263295)
Also in order to retire somewhere - in order to stay anywhere outside a period of "apnea" -, you will want to find there that «good sense and reliability» mentioned ("reliability" as in "you can place trust in the policymakers and in the population in general", or what lets you avoid passing your time in the uneasiness of a "what insanity will they commit next". Some European countries have demonstrated quite an amount of perverse """creativity""", in the recent times. "Reliability" also means, conversely, that you can trust that policies will be issued to guarantee fair justice to defend the population against abuse - the thread is relevant).

Posters seem to say that Portugal has highs and lows. There should be a general balance anyway. I have been concerned for a long time about which territories have remained more solid in said terms of "good sense".

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Re:“Click to subscribe, call to cancel” is illegal, FTC says by DyslexicAtheist on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @06:28AM (#29251609)
> Would you say that the rest of the legislation in Portugal is consistent, and the direction of the Country is towards good sense and reliability?

not GP, ... it is a role-model when it comes to the points listed above. I think it's hard to answer your question because how would one define "good sense and reliability". At the risk of being called out for whataboutism, here is something that would be sobering for most people (like myself) applauding the current "good parts":

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202111/portuguese-lawmakers-...

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Re:“Click to subscribe, call to cancel” is illegal, FTC says by FpUser on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @07:22AM (#29252130)
>"...At the risk of being called out for whataboutism..."

One who calls the other "whataboutist" is usually a hypocrite.

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