This poll assumes there will still be a column to write though. It supposed that given the fact that there is a column and something has to be written in it what should it be. 22 votes so far. I don't believe that the majority of members need VP's if the AMA turns into an entity primarily geared towards providing the benefit of insurance. They serve no purpose. I've never seen VP's at any of my fields or contests that I can recall. What is it that they do again? Other than go to muncie and vote on stuff that should never need to be voted on in the first place what is their function if the AMA became insurance only as it seems 2/3 at least would prefer? No longer is an EC council needed and no need now or later to have them traveling to contests (never understood what that was for anyway).

AMA could be setup like a real corporation without the weight on it of a non profit org status and all its quirky requirements which in the end cost us all more as the AMA tries to meet these requirements.

How many insurance companies out there are non profit? If AMA was a for profit company you could can the magazine and save money, can the VP's, sell the building, land and museum and run it as a service oriented insurance company geared to the true needs of the majority. End result would be lower cost to each member and every dollar being used effectively for all members rather than the majority paying for the desires of the few. Bring in a Harvard or Yale MBA (or seasoned CEO) and pay him/her a nice 6 figure salary to put the ship on course and run it properly. This isn't rocket science. Just common sense at this point..