The Federal trade Commission has a rule, which says that each potential franchise buyer must receive a uniform franchise offering circular. There are various things in the UFOC one of which is a complete listing of the names, addresses and phone numbers of all the franchisees in the system. The FTC suggests on their website that potential buyers call on these franchisees and ask questions in order to make an informed decision, yet is the same agency which has set up the Do Not Call Registry. Many of current franchisees get calls from franchise buyers who have received a UFOC from the franchisor, which they are interested in buying from.
What about the current franchisees rights to privacy? Remember the FTC recommends buyers to call them? Many franchisee like 100 million other Americans are on the Federal Trade Commissions "Do Not Call List" yet the FTC is forcing franchisors to put their phone numbers on these document attachments and further recommending to call many of them on the list at random as part of the consumers due diligence?
Many of our Nation's franchisees operate out of their homes. This is an invasion of privacy. Worse off what if an International Terrorist starts asking them lots of questions about how the a certain franchisee's business equipment works, what you can use it for? What if they ask this of a company, which uses a spray rig in the business. How about a lawn care business, carpet cleaning company, mobile cleaning service? What if they ask; what can you spray with it, Gallons Per Minute, soap ratios, inline injection nozzles? We already know that someone tried to use an SBA loan to buy a crop duster aircraft to go into business in FL who was a member of Al Queda? How do you know they did not shop franchisors too? Gaining valuable information? Do you know how many ChemLawn type businesses and opportunities are available in Florida alone? Do we really need to have so much over disclosure in franchising from the FTC to protect the consumer? Any more disclosure we are liable to kill the consumers of America and the FTC will be yet another accomplice to the demise of our country.
"Lance Winslow" - If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.worldthinktank.net/wttbbs
Batchtown Chicago prom limo .. Lockport Chicago limo O’HareThe filibuster has been a tool available to U.S. Senators... Read More
UNAUTHORIZED HACKINGThe term "computer hacking" traditionally describes the penetration into... Read More
We can all see the issues involved in the cloning... Read More
Many non-profit groups are feeling upset that they are allowed... Read More
Recently I met a man in a coffee shop, a... Read More
United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), one of the most... Read More
The first reaction of economies in transition is a sharp... Read More
I have to be honest. It is time to come... Read More
We should all give much kudos to the Federal Trade... Read More
I've decided to go public with my intentions: I will... Read More
Possible UAV materials are infinite: Foam, Composite, Balsa Wood, Plastic,... Read More
The Jihad against the Western World will continue. It will... Read More
It looks overall like the liberals are advocating for no... Read More
Dust from Deserts and Particulate ControlThe greatest contributor to particulate... Read More
The idea that the majority shows the will of the... Read More
All countries have specific things that are abundant in the... Read More
Well having studying the need for decreasing America's dependence on... Read More
Up until the final debate at Arizona State University, the... Read More
All to often law makers and regulators create rules and... Read More
When you look at the news, immigrants are dying trying... Read More
Expected new applications for Mexican trucks to enter the US... Read More
This is a thought on the study of Home and... Read More
Most government agencies cannot pass an audit of their expenses.... Read More
Those who are above the law or act as such... Read More
"It is the duty of every citizen according to his... Read More
shuttle from Midway Munster are ..Journalism, as it is often said, is the 'fourth branch... Read More
Heaven, Hell, or some sort of Purgatory.I cannot seem to... Read More
Environmentalists say GM Seeds are bad for the environment, dangerous... Read More
In order to win the presidency in America, candidates must... Read More
Last Summer the Federal Trade Commission came out with a... Read More
In the last Gulf War we saw thousands of enemy... Read More
For anyone who wishes to become an armchair General in... Read More
The Right's defense of John Thune in the Dan Nelson/MetaBank... Read More
Up until the final debate at Arizona State University, the... Read More
What depth of blind insanity has inflicted itself upon Israel's... Read More
Iran's objection to ratifying the International Atomic Energy Agency's Additional... Read More
The number of countries in the world at the moment... Read More
I. WARS ARE BASIC CONFLICTS OVER LAND. II. BOUNDARIES. THE... Read More
The Justice Department is at it again; promoting themselves in... Read More
In today's Rants from Lance session I address the question... Read More
Indonesia's Energy Minister, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, is unhappy with the modest... Read More
As concerns grow over the threat of bioterrorism and weapons... Read More
In response to Douglas Bower's article; Logic Class 101 Applied... Read More
"The only time I open my mouth is when I... Read More
"Rugged individualism" is actually a euphemism for Thomas Hobbes' baseless... Read More
We know that in Maryland, which some call "Merry Land"... Read More
I was dismayed to learn the other day, that my... Read More
The FTC franchising division purports their law enforcement experience in... Read More
Maybe some of the people complaining ought to go to... Read More
Prosecutors with political ambitions are known to modify the truth... Read More
Political |