Will higher fees mean less members?
Discussion about the increase in fees around the cyberworld has been centering around whether we are getting value for the price, but let's get down to the bottom line.
Will the increase affect our membership numbers?
I doubt anyone believes that our numbers will increase, but will we be able to maintain or are we going lose a significant number from out usual 12 or so thousand?
I need it to fly because I fly at a club and like to travel here and there, but I wonder if anyone has compared sanctioned club members to total membership to see how many hold a membership even when they do not belong to a club?
(For the record, I agree with the increase as long a a significant portion of funds generated are being dumped into a contingency/rainy-day fund and doesn't wind up getting used here and there for "feel good" stuff and events. I'm not interested in contributing to some socialist agenda to accumulate funds and distribute them to back as the board of the day sees fit.......sorrry, too many years of the feds with their hands in my pocket because they know better than I how to spend my money....... yes, quite bitter)