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Same place all of our ridiculous insurance premiums come from. Our already thin wallets. Looks to me like we are trading one scam for another, I mean hell, that's what insurance is anyway. One big scam.

Yes. It is our lives this affects, not takes. Not to mention countless children.

Where did you read that? He didn't say anything about killing children.

But Josh, more importantly, is God happy now? lol

Our health care system is broken. We gotta try something.

I can't wait to hear all of the old guys go nuts over this tomorrow night.

LMAO!!! Sounds like an intersting story.. ?

Ron Paul 2012.

That's about what ours look like too. 106 over the age of 70, only 17 under 40.

No way.

Small and active.

+1. I'm game for that.

+1.

Welcome aboard.

Yep, there is the silver lining. In a lot of these cases, overall membership is declining due to death, but active membership is increasing. As that gap closes, the numbers will pick back up, I'm just thinking it will take a little longer.

Nice.

Nick, the way I understand it is that you use the number of the oldest lodge, and the names can be combined if the members want. It may be something that you guys in those lodges might start feeling out and looking into. Never know.

+1. We've got way too many lodges, to where in a lot of them, membership is spread to an unhealthy thin number. Start merging a few, and give them numbers they can actually thrive with, instead of just survive.

Not really a bad thing though. This is a natural process at work here. We've become bloated nonsense, inactive members, and intolerant, unchanging attitudes. Those who can change and adapt will survive. Those who hold back the fraternity won't. I lot of our issues will resolve themselves...

Look at the age demographics for a lot of the lodges out there. Many have a very high percentage of their members in the 70+ year old range. Those guys aren't going to live forever. This is a big reason that the numbers have dropped over the last five years. Combine that with the issue...