| Comment Number: | 522418-00665 |
| Received: | 6/3/2006 3:13:05 PM |
| Organization: | Dufour Group, LLC |
| Commenter: | Robert Dufour |
| State: | FL |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
| Attachment: | 522418-00665.pdf Download Adobe Reader |
Comments:
Robert & Zoe Dufour Dufour Group, LLC June 1, 2006 Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary Room H-135 (Annex W) 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580 Re: Opposition to Business Opportunity Rule, R511993 Dear Sir or Madam: We are writing this letter to express our strong opposition to the proposed Business Opportunity Rule R511993. We understand that it is the responsibility of the Federal Trade Commission to protect the public from "unfair and deceptive acts or practices," but the rule as proposed would make it very difficult and adversely affect the way we operate our business as Shaklee Independent Distributors. We have been Shaklee Distributors for more than 33 years and as senior citizens, we depend upon this extra income to supplement our retirement. This proposal would basically put us out-of-business. While we appreciate the work of the FTC to protect consumers, we believe this proposed new rule has many unintended consequences for direct sellers and that there are less burdensome alternatives available to the agency to achieve its goals. Thank you for your time in considering our comments. Sincerely, Robert & Zoe Dufour