| Comment Number: | 522418-10737 |
| Received: | 7/16/2006 9:45:55 PM |
| Organization: | Quixtar.com |
| Commenter: | Roberta Koch |
| State: | IL |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
Direct sales through Quixtar.com is a viable way for any person to have their own business and help others to have their own businesses, too. The proposed rules governing direct sales should be simple and easy to impliment so a business does not get bogged down in paperwork. The proposed rule should be enforcible so conscientous direct sales people will be protected and swindlers will be punished instead of the other way around. Our direct sales business should not be required to disclose our business income to prospects because what I earn reflects the amount of work I put into my business, it does not reflect what their business can earn. So disclosure of my business income can be misleading to someone entering into a direct sales business for the first time. Having a waiting period of any duration is a detriment to the person getting his business started. He is ready to move and now he is stopped by a technicality. Requiring direct sales businesses to give references or disclose past litigation is just added paperwork that nobody ever reads. Only the conscientous will update this information so the rest will have to pay people to do this. Too many rules will stop the flow of free enterprise, people will be forced to quit, and the government will lose tax dollars. What we need in direct sales is clear, simple standardized income disclosures relevant to all direct sellers. In addition to that, all we need is an equitable cancellation policy. Thank-you for allowing me to express my opinions on the proposed rules governing direct sales. Roberta C Koch