ADMIN DEPARTMENT BY DOUG VOLKERT FTC AND AUTO DEALERS are sharing Responsibility with Vendors for Consumer Protection and Fraud Prevention I n an era of widespread spams and scams seeking to victimize unsuspecting consumers, it is appropriate that key government agencies like the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are actively joined by responsible, ethical corporate citizens to educate and protect the public against fraud. That is surely the truth with automobile tires about which most consumers know very little regarding the many benefits and advantages of nitrogen-filled tires. Consumers are served well by opting for nitrogen-filled tires because of benefits like better fuel economy, longer tire life and improved safety. Vendor Companies and Dealers that serve the motoring public and the auto industry with a track record of integrity are seeking to educate and protect consumers. In the process, topics like potential scams are being illuminated such as those that government agencies are seeking to reduce and eliminate. Sadly, there are bad actors in every field - in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Regulatory agencies 62 serve an important function in identifying, weeding out, and punishing those outliers whose policies and practices deceive and defraud consumers. " NITROGEN-FILLED " TIRES ARE NOT TARGETED BY THE FTC When the FTC issued a recent rule proposal to ban junk fees and bait-and-switch tactics, they unfortu