| Comment Number: | 522418-07440 |
| Received: | 7/10/2006 8:52:41 PM |
| Organization: | Take Shape For Life |
| Commenter: | Whitney Kell |
| State: | CA |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
To whom it may concern, The proposed ruling seems to focus on what we do not want. Fraudulant companies will not discountinue fraudulant practices because of some hoops to jump through and it make the direct selling/network marketing business a bigger target then they already are. Companies are doing fraudulant practices all over the country. I would like to see more positive reinforcement for the corporations whom are giving direct sales and network marketing a GOOD name rather then continuing to put a negative focus on them. The ruling seems like it would create identity theft as fraudulent companies would need to steal identities to follow through with the qualifications you are proposing. More problems will definately result from focusing on what we do not want in this industry. Focus on what we do want create a standard for those companies following the guidelines and rules give a higher approval like restaruants do for cleaniliness. A/B/C ratings for those business practicing within integrity. Why make so many people suffer for such a small percentage of people's bad decisions. I am 4 years new with my business and I will tell you it is already challenging enough to overcome the negative connection with this industry, please do not make it any more difficult to help people create a new possibilities. Your group has the power to create structure and positive reinforcement what kind of program can be created to help empower those individuals who want to do good and benefit people? Give energy and attention to focusing on what we want to create. I think even though I have already experienced a person in this industry that did not have the highest integrity I make my decisions and I do my research people know what they want to know and have the same opportunity to research a company and the memebers of it to make an educated decision. What if Costco had to provide that kind of information in order to do business?? What other industry comes up with goofy ideas such as this one, hopefully this group will save face and come up with a program that can reinforce and benefit those who are running positive and honest business practices and those that are not will stand out like a sore thumb. We cannot control negative business practices in an industry or environment these people will be out there no matter what we have an opportunity to make a decision EVERYONE does. This reminds me of the sue happy people who have created such a challenging medical industry the best physcians are leaving there practices because it is too expensive and difficult to stay in business. Let's not lose the freedom and choice people have to get into the direct/network marketing industry. People need to start taking responsibility for there choices and quit blaming those around them and "the system". I am not sure how long the Direct Selling industry has been functional without all of the hand cuffs you are creating but what has changed??? Aren't we the same society with the same choices we were when this industry was created. Thanks for reviewing my request that you DO NOT implement the rules that are being proposed. I would not be in the business now if that was the case when I looked as this business. whitney Kell