| Comment Number: | 522418-13279 |
| Received: | 9/30/2006 12:09:11 AM |
| Organization: | CONSUMER AWARENESS INSTITUTE - and PYRAMID SCHEME ALERT |
| Commenter: | JON TAYLOR |
| State: | UT |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
| Attachment: | 522418-13279.pdf Download Adobe Reader |
Comments:
ATTN: FTC Personnel - These comments constitute our rebuttal of the submission on behalf of Chamber of Commerce of the USA, by Bruce Josten, regarding the proposed new business opportunity rule R511993 (Tracking No. 522418-07418). While we would like to think of the US Chamber of Commerce as unbiased and favoring consumer protection, I have it on good authority that Amway and the DSA have had much influence on it, including the inclusion of Amway family members on its board. I am not certain of the details, but could get them if the FTC is interested. Also, we have found Chambers of Commerce around the country to be of little help to consumers in this arena, since many MLM’s are dues-paying members of their local CC’s. So I am attaching comments rebutting the DSA’s arguments, which are highly relevant to this submission and clearly answers their objections to the proposed rule. Sincerely, Jon M. Taylor, Ph.D., President, Consumer Awareness Institute and Advisor, Pyramid Scheme Alert - E-mail: jonmtaylor@juno.com - Web site for MLM research and guides – www.mlm-thetruth.com