Taj Muncie is the sacred cow, a monument to days gone by. The time will come when it is foolish to continue funding this outlandish benefit for the few that compete and the fewer still that live in the area. Unfortunately, I believe the AMA would rather go bankrupt than give up the “Palace”.

The AMA rose from humble beginnings, without the museum, without the national flying site, without the magazine, and without an expensive staff. Perhaps it’s time for a smaller AMA, one that better matches a declining membership and declining income.