Now, unless you choose (emphasis on choose) to participate in every aspect of the hobby that AMA supports, then your dues are in fact being used to "front" AMA activities that aren't "your hobby" (since you choose not to participate).
You err.
If a $58 CL-Open chooses not to do what the $58 FF-Open or $58 Turbine-Open is doing
the important underlieing fact is that they are all $58 Opens of equivalent contribution to the whole.
Nobody is riding on the backs of others because they are all the same in concept: $58 Open.
There is no CL-Open or Turbine-Open, there are no divisions to be Us-Them.
As soon as the new EVP introduced a division of that whole that pays less,
you now have subsidy and inequality and house-not-staindingism.
Now we do have one group (150k Everyone) supporting/"fronting" another group (1k Parkies).
Will PPP pay for itself?
PPP hired an editor, how much of the $29 dues from the 1100 PPP's goes directly to that guys salary?
(hint: if 100% of their dues went toward his salary, he'd only make ~$33k)
Just how much is Muncie paying this new PPP hiree?
Is he the only one? How many other PPP hires / labor costs are there hidden in Indiana?
Are Ashley et al getting PPP paid?
Did the new EVP think this thru before going wide open throttle of the MuncieWallet?
Will he fall flat on his face pushing PPP / his agenda or will the AMA do so trying to float his moneypit.