Several readers are asking why I think hanging up isn’t a solution. The short answer is twofold. One: Most people hang-up already and the telemarketers still find it worthwhile to call millions for a tiny response rate. In short, we’re held hostage to the handful of stupid, gullible or legitimately interested consumers who reward telemarketers for their efforts. Waiting until this demographic learns to hang up means waiting a very, very long time. That leads to the second problem, it’s politically impractical to propose a national policy of hanging up on telemarketers. That may be the preferable approach but, again, I’m looking for a politically workable solution.