| Comment Number: | 522418-08911 |
| Received: | 7/13/2006 5:11:34 PM |
| Organization: | Shaklee Independent Distributors |
| Commenter: | J Scholljegerdes |
| State: | IA |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
June 13, 2006 Federal Trade Commission/Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington,DC 20580 Re: Business Opportunity Rule, R511993 Dear Sir or Madam: I am writing this letter to express my strong opposition to the proposed 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 a Shaklee Independent Distributor. We have been a Shaklee Distributor for more than 35 years. Originally, we became a Shaklee Distributor because we love the Company's nutritional/personal care/household products and wanted to earn some additional income working from home. Now we depend upon this extra income for our retirement years. While we 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 alternatives available to the agency to achieve its goals. Thank you for your time in considering our comments. Sincerely, J. Scholljegerdes