An AMA alternative ?
Joe, I spent a lifetime with bills, family, job pressures, and the rest. There was a time that when I had a RC flyaway that I had no airplane. Just a single channel transmitter and an empty feeling. That is no longer the case thank goodness.
However, I still maintain that no one quibbles about the cost of AMA dues because it will take food from their kids, cause them to miss the house payments, etc.
Your last few statements prove exactly what I am talking about. It is about who makes and who follows the rules, nothing more.