“[E]stablish a public national complaint-handling system using the Internet to help consumers, taxpayers, and workers... It will also be a good way for policy makers to detect patterns. Patterns lead to deterrence...”

—  Ralph Nader

To the Ramparts (2018)

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American consumer rights activist and corporate critic 1934

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