Hmmm Quite entertaining...
Frankie Yong & Anxious Obviously have no idea what a club is all about....
Maybe they are up for re-election, seem to have the same consistent noise and bleak outlooks as I have seen recently in the election campaigns.
Let me make it nice and easy to understand....
The club was started by "Enthusiasts"
en·thu·si·ast (ěn-thōō'zē-āst') Pronunciation Key
–noun
One who is filled with enthusiasm; one who is ardently absorbed in an interest or pursuit: E.G: a BMW enthusiast.
It was not started to please fools who just want to be materialistic
ma·te·ri·al·ist /məˈtɪəriəlɪst/ Pronunciation Key
–noun
A person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
E.G: Anxious & Frankie Yong
The joining of a club gains you much more then just material objects of which you don't seem to grasp, the joining of a club is to bring together people of like minds, it can gain benifits in.
1.) The meeting of new people and increasing your social awareness
2.) The gaining of Professional contacts for business support.
3.) The gaining of Local area knowledge for vehicle support and modification.
4.) The gain of mebership related discounts at a wide variety of business'
The 4 items above are just an example of Membership gains that (judging by argumentative personalities) would not normally be gained, the purpose of finacially supporting a club is simple enough for even children to understand
"Nothing in life is Free" it costs to run any organisation.. you think 100% of the money going to save the children foundations and such actually reaches the people who need it, even in best intentions..
I think if you have issues with the payment of money to a club then you haven't got the true spirit of the club and are better off just going to the local bar and gaining the wisdom of the dutch, for only through that may you gain some insight into the personal non-materialistic gains that official members have...