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<tr><td><b>Comment Number: </b></td><td>538311-00003</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Received: </b></td><td>10/30/2008 10:46:09 AM</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Organization: </b></td><td>Retired Private Citizen / Ad Hoc Committee for FTC Fair Play</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Commenter: </b></td><td>Richard Hallberg</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>State: </b></td><td>GA</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Agency: </b></td><td>Federal Trade Commission</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Rule: </b></td><td>Rules of Practice 16 CFR Parts 3 and 4</td></tr>

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<hr><P><b>Comments:</b></p>First off, WHAT IS YOUR HURRY!  


30 days in a legal battle is UNREASONABLE, much less when you're the 800 pound gorilla in the room! 


Secondly,  I bought Whole Foods stock because they bring me access to the food items that I prefer at reasonable prices.  I still shop at Kroger, Wal-Mart and Publix, along with other small specialty markets.  I see no signs that Whole Foods is a monopoly or that other well-run competitors are being run out of business.


Your job, as I see it, is to protect me from abuse of power, not promote your own.


Please throttle your aggressive impulses and focus on a real problem.</body></html>