| Comment Number: | 522418-09752 |
| Received: | 7/15/2006 2:29:59 AM |
| Organization: | Isagenix Consultant |
| Commenter: | Stephen Whipple |
| State: | UT |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
| No Attachments |
Comments:
From: Stephen Whipple To:Federal Trade Commission/Office of the Secretary, Room H-135 (Annex W) Re: Business Opportunity Rule, R511993 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580 RE: Business Opportunity Rule, R511993 Dear Sir or Madam: I am writing this letter because I am concerned about the proposed Business Opportunity Rule R511993. I believe that in its presented form, it could prevent me from continuing as an Isagenix consultant. I have been an independent Contractor since April, 2006 Originally, I started my Network Marketing because of the products I loved them and wanted to earn some additional money. I have contributed my commissions to charitable causes. Please don’t destroy my small business! Some of the sections in the proposed rule would make it hard or almost impossible for me to sell products. This waiting period will give the public the idea that there’s something wrong with me or my product. I also think this seven-day waiting period is unnecessary, because we already have a 100% buyback policy for all products purchased by a salesperson. One of the most difficult sections of the proposed rule is the seven day waiting period to enroll a new associate. Under this waiting period requirement, I will need to keep very detailed records when I first speak to someone as a prospect and will then have to send in reports to my company. I am a small home business and this burden could hurt or destroy my business. This proposed rule is very burdensome. Finally, the proposed rule requires the disclosure of a minimum of 10 prior purchasers nearest to the prospective purchaser. I am glad to provide references, but in this day of identity theft, I am very uncomfortable giving out the personal information of individuals (without their approval) to strangers. Women in my organization may be subject to sexual or racial harassment so this part can’t go in at all, unless the FTC passes an addition to this rule Prohibiting sexual or racial attacks related to this disclosure. In the end the rule must bind the FTC to take direct enforcement action on sexual and racial attacks with a special unit assigned to monitor actions related to the disclosure forms. This rule will not stop Crooks – they violate the current rule all the time. But I am a tax-paying American citizen and it will hurt me. Thank you and please help me. Sincerely, Stephen B. Whipple