Hmmm...Somehow outsourcing is promoting the hobby??? But if done in house it isn't??? STL you seem to have an ever waffling position depending on the point you’re trying to make.
Doesn't matter, either way the AMA is utilizing their time accordingly and those who want a directory, will get one. I see about 6 out of 150,000 members who are opposed so far. But I do believe sending a directory to members is promoting the hobby, not a lot different then the communication channel we use right here, just on a more personal level.
All this explaining...Bottom line… I guess...in your world...the more money you have the less freedom others must have. So it stands to reason…according to your rational…in the real world… if AMA can get enough money they can obtain a sort of critical mass and eclipse non-AMA hobbyists’ freedoms. At some point all will have to pay the King.
Haven't you heard? The king has been replaced by a Constitution ... by the people for the people and so forth. And in the case of the AMA, they don't even have to pay a single penny to the taxman, so why wouldn't they raise as much cash as they could get. Like I said, if you think money doesn't equal power, you definitely don't live in my world, or universe for that matter.