<VV> Convention issue of Communique

[kaczmarek at charter.net]

> 
> From: corvairs <lonwall at corvairunderground.com>
> Date: 2005/08/31 Wed PM 12:13:42 EST
> To: kaczmarek at charter.net
> CC: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Convention issue of Communique
> 
> Hank - Harry and Mike had northing to do with the dues increase - it was 

Lon--I am completely aware of this. I had NO intention of my post slamming them. I know who did it, and why. That wasn't the point at all. 
We really need to stop strangling Corsa financially 
> and start behaving like mature adults who know full well that 
> prices/expenses have continued to rise every year - and will continue to 
> do so. I can absolutley guarrantee that Social Security has increased 
> MUCH more than this very modest dues increase and so has virtually 
> everything else.


I have no argument there. I wasn't one of those who complained last time, and Harry can testify that I was NOT in very good financial position at the time. 


> 
> Would the tiny minority of  our members who may (or may not) scream 
> about this increase support a proposal that the dues would automatically 
> increase by the US consumer price index every year?  Everything else 
> increases at least that much. If this is agreeable to them then 
> immediatly triple the amount we increased the dues. Am I overstating the 
> case?
> 


Not to me. Then again, my only gripe is that it wasn't mentioned on the front pages. Not the increase, nor the amount. 
>> 
> Now a vocal few will ask - couldn't Corsa cut expenses instead - Well of 
> course it could, but exactly how decimated would you like the 
> organization to get? 

I don't think anyone would espouse that thinking. I could be wrong. I think the increase was modest, and helps to cover increasing expenses that the club has to bear. 



  Still there are repeated calls on 
> this list and elsewhere for Corsa to do more - in a whole universe of 
> projects. Doesn't add up does it?

Usually doesn't. That's how it goes. 

HANK
> 
> Lon Wall
> Western Director Corsa
> 
> >Hank rote -
> >  What I would like to see is some kind of article from the
> >CORSA Treasurer or Harry explaining the why's and wherefores of the dues increase. I don't want to tell Harry his business, he doesn't tell me about mine. But somehow methinks an article on it in the front of the magazine would have been preferrable to the negative feedback I fear will be coming from a short blurb in the last column of one of the last pages.
> >