| Comment Number: | 522418-00904 |
| Received: | 6/5/2006 5:41:53 PM |
| Organization: | |
| Commenter: | Oosterhouse |
| State: | MI |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
Re: Business Opportunity Rule, R511993 I am writing this letter to express my STRONG opposition to the proposed Business Opportunity Rule R511993. The rule as proposed would make it very difficult for me to operate my business as a Shaklee Independent Distributor. One of the most burdensome sections of the proposed rule is the seven day waiting period to enroll new distributors. Most of these people are already Shaklee consumers and have signed an application to purchase Shaklee products. Later, if they wish to build a business, all they do is supply Shaklee Corporation with their Social Security Number - there is no additional kit, fee, or application required. The disclosure of a minimum of 10 prior purchasers could create problems with identity theft and I forsee this as being a deterent when people think about signing up as distributors. Identity theft is on eveyone's mind these days and understandably so. I have been a Shaklee Distributor for more than 30 years and have enjoyed all these years in the business and the opportunity to help other people experience the same. Making these proposed rules a requirement of all Sales people, would only deter people from ever joining this business. Small Business in this country seems to provide the energy for economic growth. Why make some rules that have little or no beneficial positive effect on the economy of this country? I do appreciate the work of the FTC to protect consumers but I believe this proposed new rule has many unintended consequences for direct sellers. Thank you for considering my comments. Sincerely,