Dec. 12 SSA Enews

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"

Tony Verhulst wrote:

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

[....]

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.


I think that it simply comes down to the choice between living in the
past and looking toward the future. Some continually choose the former
-- who knows why?

The selection of officers and regional reps must in the future be done
with a view toward keeping plenty of daylight on the workings of the
organization, having learned from the hard lessons of the past. But,
always, moving toward a better future.

With all this ranting, I may have to write another check just to let off
some steam. Ah, but here is a better way to do it -- online:

http://www.ssa.org/society/eaglefund.asp.

Click the "online" link at the end of the Eagle Fund message, and use
your credit card.



Jack

Jack wrote:
Tony Verhulst wrote:

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

[....]

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.


I think that it simply comes down to the choice between living in the
past and looking toward the future. Some continually choose the former
-- who knows why?

What is that saying -- those who don't learn from the past are doomed to
repeat it? The SSA has some structural problems, and unless they are
solved the SSA's recent past could be a good prediction of its future.


The selection of officers and regional reps must in the future be done
with a view toward keeping plenty of daylight on the workings of the
organization, having learned from the hard lessons of the past.

Ah, so the past IS relevant!

But,
always, moving toward a better future.

With all this ranting, I may have to write another check just to let off
some steam. Ah, but here is a better way to do it -- online:

http://www.ssa.org/society/eaglefund.asp.

Click the "online" link at the end of the Eagle Fund message, and use
your credit card.



Jack

Greg Arnold wrote:

What is that saying -- those who don't learn from the past are doomed to
repeat it? The SSA has some structural problems, and unless they are
solved the SSA's recent past could be a good prediction of its future.

No argument there.


The selection of officers and regional reps must in the future be done
with a view toward keeping plenty of daylight on the workings of the
organization, having learned from the hard lessons of the past.

Ah, so the past IS relevant!

Only if you grow out of it.


http://www.ssa.org/society/eaglefund.asp.

Click the "online" link at the end of the Eagle Fund message, and use
your credit card.


Jack

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.

Oh yeah, and add that(alleged) embezzlement of over $150,000.

Tony V