<VV> Mark's reply RE: 100% CORSA membership

[Ron]

Because honesty and integrity should start somewhere and among Corvair 
owners is a good place for this start.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Western Canada CORSA" <westerncanadacorsa at shaw.ca>
To: "'virtualvairs'" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:48 AM
Subject: RE: <VV> Mark's reply RE: 100% CORSA membership


> What's to stop a chapter from simply submitting a list that contains only
> it's members that are already CORSA Members?
>
> Regards,
> Joel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]On Behalf Of henry kaczmarek
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 8:31 AM
> To: virtualvairs
> Subject: <VV> Mark's reply RE: 100% CORSA membership
>
>
> Mark
> Just such a suggestion was written out by me, and submitted to the Board
> through Harry less than 6 months ago.
> I based the idea on the "per capita" tax that State Grand Masonic Lodges
> levy on each lodge in their state.  I never mentioned it here as there are
> some who are touchy on this list when they read any reference to
> Freemasonry. However, I do know that you know how it works. Explained 
> below
> for the non Masons among us.
>
> Instead of  the current method of paying Chapter Filing fees, each chapter
> would have a "per capita" tax  placed on it in lieu of the fee each year.
> CORSA members would be "taxed" at a lower rate than non-CORSA members. 
> How
> the local chapters would deal with this would be their own affair, but I
> imagine that the local chapter dues for non CORSA members would increase
> accordingly.   IMO get their money one way (with the magazine and more) or
> the other, makes no difference.
>
> My suggestion is that a 100% CORSA member chapter, like CORSA NC would be
> paying no more under the new system than it did under the old. Chapters 
> that
> have "I WON'T JOIN CORSA " members pay more, for each person whose "heels
> are dug in" and refuse to join, regardless of reason.
>
> IMO it only seems fair that each person in a chapter pay for the benefits 
> it
> recieves from the sponsoring organization, and each in measure of  how 
> much
> they desire to support said organization.
>
> Now, how long will it take the Board to act on this suggestion?? I would
> guess the lapse in time would be from "God Only Knows", to
> NEVER----somewhere on that line......Since it would increase revenue, I
> would hope it is closer to the regular pace of "God Only Knows"...I sure
> would see for once the Board prove me wrong and enact such a measure 
> before
> the end of the millenium. I have my doubts however........
>
> Hank
>
>
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