Editing Amway (section)

===Cultism===
Some Amway distributor groups have been accused of using "[[cult]]-like" tactics to attract new distributors and keep them involved and committed.<ref name=butterfield/><ref name="samways">{{cite book |last=Samways |first=Louise |date=1994 |title=Dangerous Persuaders |location=Ringwood, Vic., Australia |publisher=Penguin |isbn=9780140235531 |ol=1159413M |oclc=31288848 |lccn=94137444}}</ref><ref name="hidden-persuaders">"Hidden persuaders", by Tony Thompson. ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'', June 22–29, 1994</ref><ref name="forbes-positive-inspiration">''The power of positive inspiration'' by [[Paul Klebnikov]]. [[Forbes]], December 9, 1991</ref> Allegations include resemblance to a [[Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four)|Big Brother]] organization with a paranoid attitude toward insiders critical of the organization,<ref name="forbes-positive-inspiration"/> seminars and rallies resembling religious [[revival meeting]]s,<ref name="butterfield"/><ref name="forbes-positive-inspiration"/> and enormous involvement of distributors despite minimal incomes.<ref name="butterfield"/><ref name="hidden-persuaders"/><ref name="forbes-positive-inspiration"/> An examination of the 1979–1980 tax records in the state of [[Wisconsin]] showed that the Direct Distributors reported a net loss of $918 on average.<ref name="bromley-quasi-religious">''Quasi religious corporations: A new integration of religion and capitalism?'' by [[David G. Bromley]]. In ''Religion and the Transformations of Capitalism: Comparative Approaches'', edited by Richard H. Roberts, pages 135–160. Routledge, 1995</ref><ref name="hidden-persuaders"/>