If you want a viable, valuable, SSA, then step up and contribute --
time, talent, money -- what have you.

First, you have to decide that the SSA is worth saving and that you're
not simply throwing good money/talent after bad. Let's see, in the
recent history....

In 2003 it was discovered that SSA president Larry Sanderson used his
SSA corporate credit card for personal expenses in excess of $12,000
which he "forgot" to repay until confronted with it. Instead of
prosecuting him, the SSA allowed him to resign with a "golden parachute"
of several months pay.

Before that, there were problems/irregularities procuring a new computer
system that wound up costing us $250,000 when it should have been a
fraction of that.

And most recently we have an employee (since arrested) that decided not
to file with the IRS and pay required taxes due. It gets better - no one
found out about it for 4 years.

I agree that the SSA is worth saving and will continue to support it.
But, If some one decides otherwise, I doubt if I could mount an
effective defense.

Tony V. LS6-b "6N"