ORIGINAL: KidEpoxy
I started this thread in an attempt to voice my opinion that I feel membership in the AMA is a good thing! I attempted to break down cost of dues to the ridiculous: I.E. $25.00 for a subscription to Model Aviation, $25.00 for the insurance coverage,
MA has to admit on the back page every month how it takes $18 from my ama $58.
MA ran last year with a $1mil Income, $2mil Spent plan... a recurring strategy for a big red ink cash hemorage full of ads
The Insurance is about $12ish says SCGG
So you are saying that the magazine actually made in excess of one million dollars when you take the subscriptions into account? Not too bad. Sounds like a nice accounting trick to avoid paying taxes, showing a loss. You take the number of members @18 and add that to the amounts earned by advertising (1 mil?), is that right? Then take the costs of 2 mil away?
Good point you make.
Where does he get those numbers? Policy shows cost of 429000 for one and 334000 for the other. how many members? whats that come to? sure he has some clue about what he posts?