ITS OFFICIAL!: New Poll Confirms that Americans Hate High Gas Prices More than Robocalls!

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It looks like something has finally surpassed American’s disdain for robocalls–the high prices at the pump.

In a new poll released today by the Hedgehog Research Institute, Americans have made their (dis)pleasure known, and its not even close:

85% of respondents stated that they disliked high gas prices more than robocalls. Only 8% disagreed and found robocalls to be worse. 4% were undecided and 5% stated they don’t know how polls or percentages worked and didn’t want to have any part in our nonsense.

The poll was conducted between March 28 and 31st and–as with most polls–scientifically includes only respondent who actually answered the phone.

Also, the poll was not conducted randomly–as that would have converted the dialing platform used to conduct the poll into an ATDS–and so poll recipients were hand chosen based upon people who filled out forms online.

Relatedly, 5 serial litigants have already filed suit claiming they did not actually provide their consent.

To confirm the poll’s findings the TCPAWorld crew interviewed a few consumers on the street, all of whom seemed to agree with the poll’s findings.

“I’d agree to 10 robocalls a day if I could just get $1.00 off a gallon of gas” Said Bob Marks while standing in a 2 hour line for Costco gas. “I used to think robocalls wasted my time, but this is a waste of time. Thank goodness I have TCPA Today audio renderings of TCPA.World articles to help pass the time.”

Another consumer had similar sentiments.

“When I used to receive robocalls I used to curse the guy out.” Says Molly Mims “Now I ask if he knows where the cheapest gas in my area is.”

A final consumer had this to say: “Czar you’ve helped so much with the robocall epidemic and in stamping out fake lawsuits, can you help us with gas prices too?” Asked Sally Cordoba. “Either way I love reading your easy to read breakdowns of the impossible to understand telecom law here in the United States.”

Congress looks to be acting fast in the face of shifting consumer sentiment. Senator McHenry (I. Ab.) introduced the P.U.M.P.E.D. bill (People are Upset over being Made to Pay for Expensive Diesel and other kinds of gas), which is actually a better named bill than most of the things Congress has come up with lately. The bill promises to cut down on gas prices by forbidding oil companies from setting gas prices using a random or sequential number generator.

Also, basically everything in this article is made up. Probably. Happy April Fool’s day folks!

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Published by Eric J. Troutman

The Czar of TCPAWorld Eric Troutman is one of the country’s prominent class action defense lawyers and is nationally recognized in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation and compliance. He has served as lead defense counsel in more than 70 national TCPA class actions and has litigated nearly a thousand individual TCPA cases in his role as national strategic litigation counsel for major banks and finance companies. He also helps industry participants build TCPA-compliant processes, policies, and systems. Eric has built a national litigation practice based upon deep experience, rigorous analysis and extraordinary responsiveness. Eric and his team feel equally at home litigating multibillion dollar telecommunications class actions in federal court as they do developing and executing national litigation strategies for institutions facing an onslaught of individual TCPA matters. They thrive in each of these roles – delivering consistently excellent results – while never losing sight of the client experience. While many firms now tout TCPA expertise, Eric has been there from the beginning. He built one of the country’s first TCPA-only defense teams and began serving as national TCPA counsel for his clients nearly a decade ago. This perspective allows him to swiftly develop the right litigation strategies for dealing with recurring problems, without wasting time on tactics that are bound to fail. Eric’s rich historical perspective and encyclopedic knowledge of the TCPA landscape also make him an invaluable resource to institutional compliance teams struggling to comply with the shifting regulatory landscape. No task is too small – or too big. Indeed, Eric and his team have helped build TCPA-compliant systems and processes for some of the largest and most complex corporate entities in the country. He commonly works with in-house compliance counsel to build and implement enterprise and business-line specific TCPA solutions, performs TCPA audits and drafts and reviews proposed TCPA policies and procedures. He and his team also have the technical expertise necessary to assist call centers seeking to develop TCPA-resistant call path architecture or to modify existing telephony and software integration to better insulate from potential TCPA exposure. Eric has built a reputation for thought leadership. An avid blogger and speaker, he has been at the forefront of the industry’s effort to push for clarity and a return to sanity for the TCPA for years. He was selected to advocate for the financial services industry on important TCPA issues before the Federal Communications Commission and co-authored the nation’s only comprehensive practice guide on TCPA defense. In his spare time, Eric leads defense teams representing banks and other financial services companies in consumer finance litigation matters. He has experience representing clients in UCC, TILA, RESPA FCRA, CCRA, CLRA, FDCPA, RFDCPA and FCCPA claims, as well as in fraud and bank operations issues.

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