ORIGINAL: LearningMan
Most are putting out upwards of $10,000 a year from their own pocket for the privelige of taking heat from an uninformed membership and trying to serve us.
Then they're all obviously too stupid to be in control of an organization that controls millions of our dollars. Notice no smilie behind that statement. Argue with that one and don't give me the "goodness of their hearts" speech. If somebody got something for nothing; somebody else got nothing for something. You figure out the substitutions. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Somebody's spending all that money.
Is the AMA a federal NFP organization?
I have talked to all but three members of the EC, either in person, or on the phone. You make the calls and see what you think. Some spend a little out of pocket, most spend a considerable amount.
Know any one in the Kiwinas Club or Rotary Club? Think it is free to them? I suppose it is the same reasoning. How about your club president, how much does he spend out of pocket that you never hear about? If you have made it in life, and love something, why not give a little back? Maybe the same reason people make donations to the AMA? There is a list of them in MA.
Some people take, and some people give. That's life.
JR