[Lnc-business] A bylaws proposal from a member

[Ken Moellman]

I suggest tying dues to inflation, using the CPI Calculator at BLS, so
we never have this discussion again.   

This probably needs some tweaking, but here's my suggestion... 

_“SUSTAINING MEMBER” IS ANY PARTY MEMBER WHO IS A LIFE MEMBER, OR ANY
PARTY MEMBER WHO, IN THE PRIOR TWELVE MONTHS, HAS CONTRIBUTED AN
INFLATION-ADJUSTED AMOUNT EQUAL TO $5 INDEXED FROM JULY 1971 TO OCTOBER
OF THE PRECEDING YEAR AT THE TIME OF CONTRIBUTION._ 

Why July 1971?  Because in August 1971, Nixon took us off the Gold
Standard, which is the documented "straw that broke the camel's back"
and led to the creation of the LP.

So running this through a "what would have happened" test: On December
31st, 2016, the calculation for the CPI Calculator at BLS would have
been from July 1971 to October 2016.   

The answer:  $30 in 2017.  Probably would be $35 in 2018. 

https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=5&year1=197107&year2=201610


Just my $0.02. (Or, $0.12 if indexed from July 1971 to October 2016) 

---
Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
LPKY State Party Treasurer
LNC Alternate Representative - Region 3 

On 2017-09-11 14:45, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:

> A member suggested this Bylaws proposal and I would like to know the LNC's thoughts on it. See attached.
> -- 
> 
> IN LIBERTY, 
> CARYN ANN HARLOS 
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org 
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado [1] 
> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee 
> 
> A haiku to the Statement of Principles: 
> _We defend your rights_ 
> _And oppose the use of force_ 
> _Taxation is theft_ 
> 
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