I think it's worth noting this article in any discussion about Herbalife: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/business/staking-1-billion-that-herbalife-will-fail-

I think it's worth noting this article in any discussion about Herbalife: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/business/staking-1-billion-that-herbalife-will-fail-then-ackman-lobbying-to-bring-it-down.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/business/staking-1-billion... (summary: lots of people have lots of money invested in whether Herbalife is a pyramid scheme or not, and are lobbying hard on that.)