REPLY Income based membership dues (SD6663)

[SDMAIL Zagonel-Santos, Aldo A]

Posted by  "Zagonel-Santos, Aldo A" <aazagon at sandia.gov>

I can see the reason behind Richard's concern. But I understand this was
a very well thought out and discussed idea, not something that was
hastily implemented. It is based upon an honor system. Each member is
essentially entitled to designate their own membership fee. Those that
can afford to pay more, will. Those that cannot, won't. The society has
no intent to verify the members fee designation. In fact, the society is
making a bold move here. It would be easier to retain control over
receipts, rather than sharing it with the membership.

I encourage anyone who is concerned about how this information will be
kept and used to contact the Society directly. I am sure their system
will not disclose the brackets that individuals fall in, but rather
focus on the numbers of individuals in each bracket.

I am very comfortable with the new approach and I hope everyone else
will give it an opportunity to succeed.

Aldo Zagonel
Albuquerque, NM
Posted by  "Zagonel-Santos, Aldo A" <aazagon at sandia.gov>
posting date  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 11:10:44 -0700