| Comment Number: | 522418-02107 |
| Received: | 6/14/2006 11:21:18 AM |
| Organization: | ARCH ENTERPRISES |
| Commenter: | ARTHUR ARCH |
| State: | NY |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO EXPRESS MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE PURPOSED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY RULE R511993. I 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 FOR US TO OPERATE OUR BUSINESS AS SHAKLEE INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS. OUR FAMILY,MY WIFE,OUR DAUGHTER AND I HAVE BEEN SHAKLEE DISTRIBUTORS SINCE 1977, WHEN WE DISCOVERED THAT THE PRODUCTS,NUTRITIONAL,AND HOUSEHOLD..BENEFITED US SO MUCH. SOON MANY WERE ASKING US TO SHARE OUR IMPROVED HEALTH AND WE BEGAN TO SHARE SHAKLEE RIGHT FROM OUR HOME..NOW AS SENIOR CITIZENS,AGES,81,71,AND 57 WE TRULY DEPEND UPON THIS EXTRA INCOME TO SUPPLEMENT OUR BUDGET. WHILE I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE FTC TO PROTECT CONSUMERS, I BELIEVE THIS PROPOSED NEW RULE HAS MANY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FOR DIRECT SELLERS AND THAT THERE ARE LESS BURDENSOME ALTERNITIVES AVAILABLE TO THE AGENCY TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN CONSIDERING MY COMMENTS. SINCERELY, ARTHUR AND MARTHA ARCH (ARCH ENTERPRISES, SHAKLEE DISTRIBUTORS)