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

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I think that whether it's the Masons, Elks, Moose, K of C, whatever 
shouldn't make any difference. If an organization has a good way of 
functioning, it's a good model to look at. You and I are on the same 
page, Brother. Though I personally would eliminate any "filing fee," as 
a straight "per capita" tax on non-CORSA members would more than make up 
for it. Plus, each chapter could know ahead of time just how much each 
"non-CORSA member was going to cost them, down to the penny, and charge 
accordingly. My thought is that they should just tack the amount on 
right up front, so no one has reason to doubt where the money is going.

The only fly in the ointment is getting ALL locals to agree on the 
system. That is why I think dues ought to be collected by the national, 
like my multimake club does. (See another of my posts - to Bob Marlow - 
that just went out.)

-Mark

henry kaczmarek wrote:

> 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.