Re: AERC Non-Member Fees

["Jerry Fruth" <hikryrdg@evansville.net>]

To the gurst writer I have but one thing to say...... Cheapskate!!  Jerry
Fruth AERC#441


On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, guest@endurance.net wrote...
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>AERC is probably on thin ice legally in this matter of charging
non-members.  If a class action suit were brought by those non-members to
recover the funds, AERC would have a difficult time defending itself.  
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>The case could fairly be made that AERC is using/abusing a monopoly
position (the power to withhold sanctioning) for monitary gain, unrelated
to any legitimate sanctioning purpose.  
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>Said another way, the money being paid by non-members is being extorted
via the ride managers.
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>This viewpoint is offered by a non-member who once tried to refuse paying
the $10 only to be begged by the ride staff not to make waves.
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