I think it obvious that I am not going to tell you what the cost is. If someone has an open mind and is willing to be receptive to the service that we provide, I am more than happy to share the info. Akula can attest to that. You, however, have decided to take it upon yourself do attempt to deface my organization and my integrity. I take offence to that.
The statement was not that you do not know about business, it was that you know nothing about the business that I represent. Even the facts that you have given about it are incorrect. The fact that there is an inherent method of self sustentation without the requirement of new members built into the model, the fact that a membership is not able to be inherited, Your quip about a membership costing more than a car made me laugh...etc.
You run some small dollar company and are now perceive yourself to be an expert on the potential success of a business. It is sad. Instead of criticizing a company that has been in existence for 34 years longer than your own, perhaps you should be asking me what you can learn from it to make your own business more successful.
Keyboard warriors who sit behind their monitors on their self constructed pedestals of authority have always made me sad. No amount of positive feedback, statistics, or even tangible experience could change your absolute belief that myself, my company, and our members are wrong. I think you would find life to be a bit more satisfying if you just opened your mind a bit.
MODS: Can we split the junk to the kitchen?