Tell me what do the $30 family members pay for? What do the affiliate members pay for? Kids? They pay for membership dues and help subsidize ever facet of the AMA. They are as much as part of the AMA and pay for things they don't use, not different then anyone paying the full rate. In fact what does a $30 member really get at all??

However Dave's math was off, but so was yours. He ballparked 1.0MM against 1.132MM. 1.132MM against 155k MEMBERS, works out to $7.30 per MEMBER cost, which is what he used in his analysis, which you are obviously comparing your analysis too. If the AMA moved to a independent for profit entity for MA, say BYE BYE to that number, even at $8.57.

Oh an in regards to the Postal Service, they want to know your operating COSTS tier as an NFP for your magazine to determine your rate as an NFP sender of mail. They don't care about your profit and loss. But that's THEIR requirement, they set the benchmarks and rules for that policy. Just like the AMA runs MA under the 501C3, they have their reasons too. I'm sure the more money they "say" they are saving for NFP's the more FUNDING they get from the Feds. Oh and the USPS is a not for profit company too. But I'm sure you'll argue about me on that fact.