| Comment Number: | 522418-07249 |
| Received: | 7/10/2006 1:14:13 AM |
| Organization: | XanGo Independent Distributor |
| Commenter: | Glenn Sparks |
| State: | OR |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
| Attachment: | 522418-07249.pdf Download Adobe Reader |
Comments:
July 9, 2006 TO: Federal Trade Commission/Office of the Secretary, Room H-135 (Annex W) 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580 FROM: RE: Business Opportunity Rule, R511993 To whom it may concern: I am writing this letter because I am concerned about the proposed Business Opportunity Rule R511993. I believe that in its presented form, it could have a destructive impact on my business as an Independent XanGo Distributor and, consequently, strike at the very core of my family’s financial security we have worked hard to build. I have been involved in this industry with a home-based business for 29 years. Originally, I started my Network Marketing business because of the products I loved them and wanted to earn some additional money while in Graduate School. Now, since our 2 youngest children were both born with Downs Syndrome, my family fully depends on this income to provide 100% of our family’s financial needs as well as to provide me and my wife the time flexibility to be here at home with our special needs children. Please don’t allow this unnecessary Rule to destroy our small business! We need it desperately! Some of the sections in the proposed rule would make it virtually impossible for me to sell my product. The waiting period will give the public the impression that there’s something suspect with me or with the company I have associated myself with. I also think this seven-day waiting period is totally unnecessary, because XanGo already has a 100% satisfaction guarantee for it’s one single product. One of the most difficult sections of the proposed rule is the seven-day waiting period to enroll a new Distributor. XanGo’s sales kit only costs $35. People buy TVs, cars, and other items that cost much more than that and they don’t have to wait seven days. Under this waiting period requirement, I will need to keep very detailed records when I first speak to someone a prospect and will then have to send in reports to my company. I am a small home business and this burden will hurt or destroy my business. This proposed rule is actually anti-small business. Finally, the proposed rule requires the disclosure of a minimum of 10 prior purchasers nearest to the prospective purchaser. I am glad to provide references, but in this day of identity theft, I am very uncomfortable giving out the personal information of individuals (without their approval) to strangers (or possibly even unscrupulous competitors). Women in my organization may be subject to sexual or racial harassment. This part MUST be reconsidered unless the FTC passes an addition to this rule prohibiting sexual or racial attacks related to this disclosure. In the end the rule must bind the FTC to take direct enforcement action on sexual and racial attacks with a special unit assigned to monitor actions related to the disclosure forms. I have seen many scams on the Internet and been approached by many crooks because of my success. This rule will do NOTHING to stop them. This rule, in its present form, will punish the honest, law-abiding citizens under the guise of protecting the public while doing nothing whatsoever to stop those who continue to operate with crooked and deceitful motives. I am a good, hard working American citizen and a loving, caring father. The impact it will have me and my family will be devastating. Thank you in advance for your favorable consideration of this request. Sincerely, _____________________________________ Glenn Sparks Independent XanGo Distributor