| Comment Number: | 522418-10320 |
| Received: | 7/16/2006 4:35:40 AM |
| Organization: | Quixtar |
| Commenter: | David Chavez |
| State: | CA |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
Hi FTC, I’m an IBO with Quixtar, and I think your new proposed rules for business are repressive in manner, and are too broad in scope. It's puts to much of a burden on small business to disclose seven day waiting period, have references for 10 other IBO's in the area, and require that every prospect receive "substantiation" for every income claim. First of all! Seven days is way too much time, requiring IBO references, and require financial records to disclose to prospects are all against our 5th amendment rights to remain anonymous. Governmental agencies have the burden of proof, and not the small business owners of Quixtar. I therefore respectfully request that these new rules that are proposed be dismissed without merit. I understand that there are those bad apples that commit fraud, sell no real product, and trick consumers out of their hard earned money. These "businesses" have all the evidence that you need to prove that they are scams. Bear in mind, quixtar does not meet these descriptions. First of all, Quixtar offers a real product, have made every attempt to prove that they have not committed fraud, and are not in the business to commit fraud. It seems to me that there are those big retailers who feel threatened by Quixtar's progressive marketing strategy of sponsering new network marketing representatives. Which is magnified by the power of the internet, and could be using you to put a screeching halt to this strategy? To my knowledge the FTC’s place is to enforce laws to protect US consumers passed by congress, signed by the president, and determined by the US Supreme Court to be constitutional. I have no knowledge of FTC's place in the checks and balances and having a sovereign right to created laws?!! Where do I find this in the constitution that allows you to do it??? Therefore here you are a governmental agency who thinks it has a right to legislate laws on a whim. Bear in mind, if you do choose to pass these “new rules” (laws) that will dramatically cripple legit businesses like Quixtar to grow, because of the undue regulations placed on it. Quixtar will have the fiduciary duty to protect it IBOs from these repressive rules with legal action, which were created without congress, the president’s, and supreme courts approval. So please do the right thing, and re think your decision to adversely affect my business as an IBO with Quixtar. Thank you! David Chavez