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		forgotoldacc 74 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We have made the decision to not continue paying f... I think a lot of older people really thought the BBB was an arm of the government and had power to enforce things.

kstrauser 73 days ago [–]

I think they were clever with the name “Bureau”. It has a connotation of officialness, like “Agency” or “Administration”.

firesteelrain 73 days ago | [–]

You can still hear on the local news here: “Or you can file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau.”

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