| Comment Number: | 522418-01744 |
| Received: | 6/11/2006 1:33:49 AM |
| Organization: | COMSER 4/U PRODUCTS |
| Commenter: | WILLIAM TAYLOR |
| State: | VA |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
I BECAME DISABLED 6 YEARS AGO AND WAS FORCED INTO RETIREMENT. MY DISABILITY IS BY NO MEANS ENOUGH TO LIVE COMFORTABLY AS I USED TO BE A CPA AND AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT AND FAILING HEALTH, I LOST EVERYTHING. THEN, SHAKLEE CAME INTO MY LIFE AND OVER 3 - 4 MONTHS I STARTED FEELING BETTER, TAKING LESS DRUGS AND BEGAN TO BE PRODUCTIVE AGAIN. I AM NOW BACK WORKING PART TIME AS A CPA AND ENJOYING BUILDING A RETAIL BUSS WITH SHAKLEE THAT WILL LAST EVEN IF I DO HAVE TO GIVE UP MY PRACTICE AGAIN. PLEASE DO NOT DESTROY THE FRUITS OF BEING ABLE TO SPONSOR NEW PEOPLE INTO THE ONLY COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES THAT EXCEEDS THE FDA RULES AND INSPECTIONS EVERYTIME IT IS INSPECTED. ACTUALLY THE FDA SHOULD MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS THAT THE NUTRITION / SUPPLEMENT DEPARTMENT OF SHAKLEE BE CONSIDERED FOR MEDICAL EXPENSE OF TAXPAYERS SCHEDULE A AFTER THE 7.5% THERSHOLD. DOCTORS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PERSCRIBE SHAKLEE PRODUCTS TO PATIENTS. I WATCHED A DOCUMENTARY ON CANCER AND SAW THAT BEFORE THEY ALLOW A PATIENT TO ENTER INTO THE PROGRAM THEY MUST BE NUTRITIONALLY FIT AND ONE OF THE COMPANIES THEY USE TO SUPPLEMENT THE PATIENTS WAS SHAKLEE. ALSO, THEIR NEW PRODUCT 'NUTRIFERON' FOR THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IS BEGINNING TO WORK WONDERS ON MANY OF OUR WORST DISESES, SUCH AS: CANCER, HIV, HEART, ETC. SHAKLEE IS A 50 YEAR OLD COMPANY THAT ONLY PAYS AND ADVERTISES DOWN TO THE 4TH LEVEL. NO PYRAMID SCHEME HERE. THEY ARE ALWAYS UP FRONT ABOUT WHO AND WHAT THEY ARE ALL ABOUT. WHEN WE TALK TO SOMEONE, OUR FIRST WORDS OUT ARE SHAKLEE. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR COMPANY AND DO NOT TRY TO HIDE BEHIND A BUNCH OF FALSE HYPE TO GET PEOPLE FOOLED INTO SOMETHING AND THEN PUSH, PUSH, PUSH. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE DO NOT WANT PEOPLE WHO DO NOT WANT TO BETTER THEIR OWN LIVES OR THOSE OF OTHERS. IF WE MEET SOMEONE WHO HESITATES, WE MOVE ON--THEY ARE NOT WORTH OUR TIME. AFTER 50 YEARS OF SUCCESS I GUESS WE HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE SNOOTY, BUT IT IS JUST WE HAVE LEARNED TO HELP PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HELP THEMSELVES, AND LEAVE THE REST ALONE. NOW I CAN THINK OF SEVERAL COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA FOR AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT MANY YEARS AGO, SO MANY PEOPLE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TRICKED INTO THROWING AWAY VAST AMOUNTS OF MONEY AND MADE JUST A FEW FITHY RICH. THAT IS JUST OUT AND OUT ROBBEY AND SHOULD BE STOPPED!!! MY PHILOSPHY HAS ALWAYS BEEN IF IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE - I T I S . . . PYRAMIDS ARE A LIE - AND THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY IN THE US TREAURY TO SUPPORT ONE OF THESE SCHEMES. ANYONE WHO THINKS ABOUT SHOULD REALIZE IT...BUT THESE FAST, SMOOTH TALKERS CAN TALK PEOPLE INTO ANYTHING. I WILL NEVER STOP BEING AMAZED AT HOW STUPID MY PEERS ARE AND IT SADDENS ME TO THINK THAT I AM A PART OF THIS PEER GROUP. ONLY I DO NOT FALL FOR IT. SHAKLEE ON THE OTHER HAND, FROM THE BEGINNING WAS JUST SOMETHING I RESEARCHED FOR QUALITY - TALKED TO MY DOCTORS AND ALL 5 OF THEM ADVISED ME THAT THEY WERE THE BEST ON THE PLANET. AS I STARTED TAKING THEM AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE OTHER PRODUCTS (AND HOW CONCENTRATED-HENCE MONEY SAVING) I STARTED USING MORE AND MORE AND OF COURSE TELLING CLIENTS AND FRIENDS AND FAMILY. WELL IN A MATTER OF 10 MONTHS I WAS MOVING OVER 8000.00 WORTH OF PRODUCT A MONTH. NOT BAD FOR A NEW COMPANY UNDER THE CORP. UMBELLA. NOW IF YOU CHANGE THE RULES IT WILL BE DIFFCULT TO NOT ONLY KEEP UP WITH ALL THE EXTRA PAPER, BUT HAVING TO WAIT TO SPONSOR SOMEONE I AM AFRAID WILL CAUSE THE PERSON TO LOOSE INTEREST AND CHANGE THEIR MIND WHEN THE REALIZE ALL THE CRAPPY PAPER WORK THAT IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED WHEN THEY DO FINALLY GET IN. THIS IS A BAD LAW FOR A WELL ESTABILSHED COMPANY SUCH AS SHAKLEE WHO HAS BEEN IN BUSNESS FOR 50 YEARS AND HAS NEVER HAD TO ANSWER TO THIS PYRAMID THING THAT I BELIEV YOU ARE DOING THIS TO STOP.