January 26, 2017 Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room CC-5610 (Annex C) Washington, DC 20580 RE: Contact Lens Rule, 16 CFR Part 315, Project No. R511995 To Whom It May...
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Institute for Liberty Comment Letter to FTC
The Institute for Liberty (IFL) is a free-market, limited-government organization based in Washington, DC and Williamsburg, VA, with a long history in assessing the impacts of federal regulations on small business and entrepreneurship. While it may...
Arizona Representative Heather Carter Comment Letter to FTC
January 24, 2017 Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC-5610 (Annex C) Washington, DC 20580 Re: Contact Lens Rule, 16 CFR part 315, Project No. R511995 To Whom It May...
ITIF Comment Letter to FTC
January 24, 2017 Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite CC-5610 (Annex C0) Washington, DC 20580 RE: Contact Lens Rule, 16 CFR part 315, Project No. R511995 I am writing...
Lens.com Comment Letter to FTC
As a leading online retailer to millions of Americans looking for the best prices on high quality contacts, Lens.com compliments the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the recently released contact lens rule and respectfully submits this...
Americans for Tax Reform Comment Letter to FTC
January 23, 2017 Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room CC-5610 (Annex C) Washington, DC 20580 RE: Contact Lens Rule, 16 CFR Part 315, Project No. R511995 On behalf of Americans...
Time For Action To Protect Contact Lens Consumers
By Dean Chambers - Eye doctors have had a history of charging higher prices to consumers for eye care products, including contact lenses. This has led to independent vendors offering consumers lower prices for the same...
The FTC Finally Sees The Light On Contact Lenses
By Christopher Versace - Here’s a surprise for the new year - for the first time in twelve years, the Federal Trade Committee (FTC) has set out to protect the interests of contact lens consumers rather...
How Eye Doctors are Robbing Us Blind
By Dan Horowitz - Recently, there has been a lot of talk in libertarian and conservative circles about eminent domain abuse, civil asset forfeiture, and the freedom of association. However, one private property rights violation that affects over 41...
R Street Institute: Regulatory Protectionism in the Contact Lens Market
R Street Policy Study No. 80 By Ashley N. Baker and Alan Smith - New technologies often present competitive threats to established industries. Incumbent businesses sometimes respond in turn by seeking to use the political process...