The FTC had a contest last year, to come up with a solution to stop unwanted and unauthorized telemarketing calls.
The winner was to be awarded $50,000. They ended up with a "tie", so each winner was awarded $25,000.
Here was one of the winners:
This isn't a joke. That MS Paint disaster was the winner, and even worse, it doesn't even solve the actual problem.
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