| Comment Number: | 522418-00987 |
| Received: | 6/5/2006 8:13:11 PM |
| Organization: | NATURE'S ESSENTIALS |
| Commenter: | JAMIE EBLING |
| State: | OH |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE NPR (R511993) AND LET YOU KNOW I AM AGAINST THIS FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: I FEEL THAT THE 7 DAY WAITING PERIOD CASTS DIRECT SELLING PLAN IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT. I THINK IT WILL LEAD TO RECORD KEEPING AND ADMINSITRATIVE PROBLEMS AND WILL CAUSE UNNECESSARY DELAYS. I FEEL THE LITIGATION REPORTING IS UNFAIR AND DOES NOT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WINNING AND LOSING LAWSUITS. IN RE: TO REFERENCES, I THINK IT IS IMPRACTICAL TO FIND 10 NEAREST DISTRIBUTORS AND THAT THIS WILL RAISE PRIVACY ISSUES DUE TO ID THEFT AND SAFETY. I DO APPRECIATE FTC'S GOALS WITH THIS RULING AND DO UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE FRAUDULENT GROUPS OUT THERE, BUT THE FTC'S PROPOSED RULE WOULD UNFAIRLY TARGET LEGITIMATE DIRECT SELLING BUSINESSES. I HAVE BEEN SELLING PRODUCTS FROM MY HOME FOR 11 YRS NOW AND FEEL THIS HIGHLY CONTRIBUTES TO MY FAMILIES FINANCES. HAVING THIS HOME BASED BUSINESS HAS HELPED ME DEVELOP AS A PERSON WITH CONFIDENCE AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS I FEEL I LACKED PREVIOUSLY. I FEEL THIS RULE WOULD BE DOING A GREAT DISSERVICE TO THOSE SELLING AS WELL AS THE CONSUMER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME I ALLOWING ME TO EXPRESS MY FEELING IN RE: TO THIS ISSUE. I HOPE AND PRAY YOU RETHINK THIS PROPOSAL. SINCERELY,