YourTravelBiz (YTB) sued by Attorney General for being "gigantic pyramid scheme"

Unfortunately it seems like we have three misinformed individuals again. Could it be perhaps that you were indeed in a pyramid scheme before, got hurt, and hence forth are trying to make everyone pay for someone elses mistakes.

I apologize in advance for another companies fickling of you or your friends' prior finances and emotions but I assure you that this is not only a legitimate company that is changing lives but it is a company that has three CEO's of integrity and obviously more tact in their fingers then most individuals.

First to John I feel that it is quite ridiculous to follow a company for a year just to desire their demise. How petty and arrogant that is not to mention quite shameful.

Secondly to Jennifer - it is a shame that you allow your fears to decide your future for you. Personally MLM is not a scam it is just a different business model that many countries have embraced like China, Japan and places in the continent of Europe. Yet, because of ignorance, fear, and classical teachings of the workplace many people and the majority of individuals in America even like myself get an excellent education, receive accolades and degrees ( I have 2 Master degrees) and go on to the work place only to find themsleves in a corporate structure that dictates when you work, when you see your family, has you working long tedious hours only to discover that the hefty income you believe that you are receiving from this great corporation only subtantiates itself to barely minimum wage and being stuck in position where you will never be the CEO of that company structure (maybe middle management) but never the top -- now that my colleague is a pyramid. So lets think about this - who really has been tricked.

I am a firm believer that what you put into anything, you will get back. Even looking at the law suit - which I feel is silly, the person sueing doesn't even have a travel agency. How foolish. YTB, I have done the research, is a 7 year company that trades publicly on the NYSE and the AMSE. It trades over the counter and is daily scrutinized bt the SEC (Security Exchange Commission). How can a company scrutinized by the SEC be a pyramid. That is impossible and quite ridiculous!!

I think the problem is that (A) fear and (B) greed dominiates most peoples emotions. But business is not emotional. It is work and it takes that to be successful. Tell me why only less than 5% of Americans are only able to retire making the same amount of money they were while working and most people are either dead, broke, or dead at retirement with only an average of $600 to retire with in this country. Its because people don't like to plan, they don't like to save, they don't like to work, and they want handouts, and by the way love to make excuses. Yes Tracy, studies show that 99% of people involved in different opportunities lose money - but look the stats - 99% of people are still struggling for those who are in these classical structured corporate business models or do most people who enter in corporate America end up becoming the CEO's and their own boss. What do you think?

I think most people like the person sueing wants a quick buck and wants to attempt to cash in on a legitimate company because they have been "hurt" before and because they are just "greedy" Fear and Greed.

Hence, please stop writing ill and quite frankly "spiteful" comments until you have all the facts. YTB is a legitimate travel company, ranked no.27 in the world. Its CEO was named one of the most influential in travel in the world and the company seems to be giving people great tax break options (home based business),savings on travel, and if they work their business -- money.

I just hope people start looking at the facts and not base their lives try to deter other people's dreams based on emotion. I don't see anyone writing articles on other companies like Pepsi Cola, Sony, McDonalds, You Tube, Samsung, Nokia, and Mercedes Benz just to name a few. They were all just recently sued. And guess what -- are poeple saying, oh Mercedes Benz and Pepsi is a scam because Mercedes was sued on patent infrigement. Absolutely not. So lets look at everything wholistically. And the bottom line is this - ultimately our little comments are not going to change the facts. The fact is that YTB is doing extremely well and yes, the business model of Multi Level Marketing (Advertising) is different and unique but if we all jumped the ship when something unique and different came aboard - where would we be now in the 21st century? Don't fear change - embrace it. And we need change in our economy today. We will always have rich, we will always have poor and we will always have people who just want a hand out and want immediate gratification due to things they want their way. Ultimately we make the choice. And if YTB is helping others get a trip to the Bahamas for a btter price or helping someone get a tax break from uncle same then God bless them.

Don't take it personal - just something to ponder upon.