Hoss,
so the nutshell version is

AMA tells the Post Office the cost to members is $18
AMA (executives with estimates) proves to members the cost to them is just $6 or $7
Folks quote STL jumping up & down the past month swearing that the member cost is $6
USPS requires a stated dollar amount for the value of the magazine given as member benefit...

...per DM's explanation earier in the thread... which I've been saying we could use some clarification and explanation from AMA reps or USPS reps.

Is that about the size of it?
This appears to be a discrepancy in the figure reporting.

even if we divide the gross expense by members we end up with
$2.4m / 155k = $15.5 ballpark, not $18 (dm & stl style)
or $2.186 / 161k = $13.5 ballpark, not $18 (2005 MA loss & 2005 membership from Historical thread)



<edit: oops, I had '2006' instead of 2005>