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<blockquote data-quote="nospinzone" data-source="post: 218508" data-attributes="member: 1335">All this petty squabbling doesn&#039;t really advance either side&#039;s arguement.&nbsp; This is why I don&#039;t post on t-net anymore and am growin weary of truckingboards.&nbsp; It all devolves into name calling and character assasination. To get back to the issue at hand.....Brett, you guys keep saying that you wanna see the books to see who is financing the APWA.&nbsp; I can tell you that I&#039;m not privy to that information.&nbsp; The consistent answer that I get from the officers is that contributions from members and members only are funding this drive.&nbsp; They consistently deny any corporate sponsorship.Now in my opinion, there are a lot of people that verbally support the APWA.&nbsp; Thats evident because there&#039;s at least 30% of the people in KC.&nbsp; But people are just downright stingy with money so not everyone is gonna cough up the full membership fee.&nbsp; On the flipside,,, there are people who wholeheartedly support this and contribute above the $150.&nbsp; And then, and this is my opinion, you have the officers who have put their lives on hold for the past three years, and they are probably sacrificing financially to keep things rolling.&nbsp; But if UPS or some other deep pocket was bankrolling this, I think we would see a lot more frills on what they are producing by way of website and publicationsI agree that refusing to open the books allows for speculation as to why they are refusing to show them.&nbsp; I&#039;m just as curious as you are.&nbsp; But since I&#039;ve been around them enough to know the character of Van and Danny and that they are consistent and truthful in other areas, I tend to give them my trust in this area also.Now, the validity of my opinion will soon get backed up in black and white if APWA gets in at KC.&nbsp; Within 2-3months, the DOL will require them to start filing the financial statements.&nbsp; Then you can see for yourself where the money is coming from.&nbsp; Until then, we&#039;re left with my opinions and your speculation and accusations of where the money is coming from.Do you have anything to add?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nospinzone, post: 218508, member: 1335"] All this petty squabbling doesn't really advance either side's arguement. This is why I don't post on t-net anymore and am growin weary of truckingboards. It all devolves into name calling and character assasination. To get back to the issue at hand..... Brett, you guys keep saying that you wanna see the books to see who is financing the APWA. I can tell you that I'm not privy to that information. The consistent answer that I get from the officers is that contributions from members and members only are funding this drive. They consistently deny any corporate sponsorship. Now in my opinion, there are a lot of people that verbally support the APWA. Thats evident because there's at least 30% of the people in KC. But people are just downright stingy with money so not everyone is gonna cough up the full membership fee. On the flipside,,, there are people who wholeheartedly support this and contribute above the $150. And then, and this is my opinion, you have the officers who have put their lives on hold for the past three years, and they are probably sacrificing financially to keep things rolling. But if UPS or some other deep pocket was bankrolling this, I think we would see a lot more frills on what they are producing by way of website and publications I agree that refusing to open the books allows for speculation as to why they are refusing to show them. I'm just as curious as you are. But since I've been around them enough to know the character of Van and Danny and that they are consistent and truthful in other areas, I tend to give them my trust in this area also. Now, the validity of my opinion will soon get backed up in black and white if APWA gets in at KC. Within 2-3months, the DOL will require them to start filing the financial statements. Then you can see for yourself where the money is coming from. Until then, we're left with my opinions and your speculation and accusations of where the money is coming from. Do you have anything to add? [/QUOTE]

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