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[militarymd]

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My new fiscal year resolution is that each month when I pay my mortgage, I'm going to send set amount of funds to my state component society and to the ASAPAC....

With all the bills that I have to pay, this seems like a small amount..

Perhaps a good strategy for many of the board readers?

 

[mille125]

My new fiscal year resolution is that each month when I pay my mortgage, I'm going to send set amount of funds to my state component society and to the ASAPAC....

With all the bills that I have to pay, this seems like a small amount..

Perhaps a good strategy for many of the board readers?

i do this already...unfortunately one of the few........

 

[pgg]

I recently (re)discovered that ASAPAC can rebill your credit card each month for a donation. It's what I do now ... no opportunity to forget or put it off. I don't even notice it anymore, it just automatically happens.

I'm not giving anything to my state component at the moment. I should.

 

[coprolalia]

I will do this. What is an appropriate amount? About $100 a month? That's $1200/yr. That's good, right? (More than I gave as a resident, clearly, but I did give. Have the lapel pins to prove it.)

-copro

 

[militarymd]

I will do this. What is an appropriate amount? About $100 a month? That's $1200/yr. That's good, right? (More than I gave as a resident, clearly, but I did give. Have the lapel pins to prove it.)

-copro

that's plenty....will put you in the top percentile of donors.

 

[coprolalia]

that's plenty....will put you in the top percentile of donors.

Well, considering that right now my take-home pay (in 24/yr installments) currently, after taxes, is about $6,500 every couple of weeks, sort of seems like a small pittance to pay to help protect my future, doesn't it?

-copro

 

[militarymd]

Don't get me wrong, I will donate. But I'm a little ticked off they think we have a shortage going on here. I believe we need to cut our numbers in training.

asapac needs a voice first....then guys prodoc...who have connections can start to voice opinions.

 

[coprolalia]

Do we work together?

I don't think so. I live in ***town, not ****ville.

-copro

 

[countingdays]

I don't think so. I live in ***town, not ****ville.

-copro

If there is an oversupply of anesthesiologists in ****ville, then there must be an oversupply everywhere.

 

[maceo]

My new fiscal year resolution is that each month when I pay my mortgage, I'm going to send set amount of funds to my state component society and to the ASAPAC....

With all the bills that I have to pay, this seems like a small amount..

Perhaps a good strategy for many of the board readers?

stop trying to bully people into giving to the asa. if they wanna give they will give. Im sick ofgiving money to political organizations that dont do squat save just perpetuate their own existence. If you have to pay money to have someone appreciate your skill and dedication there is something wrong. IT will all equalize in the end.

 

[coprolalia]

stop trying to bully people into giving to the asa. if they wanna give they will give. Im sick ofgiving money to political organizations that dont do squat save just perpetuate their own existence. If you have to pay money to have someone appreciate your skill and dedication there is something wrong. IT will all equalize in the end.

You really don't understand how the world actually works, do you?

-copro

 

[militarymd]

My new fiscal year resolution is that each month when I pay my mortgage, I'm going to send set amount of funds to my state component society and to the ASAPAC....

With all the bills that I have to pay, this seems like a small amount..

Perhaps a good strategy for many of the board readers?

stop trying to bully people into giving to the asa. if they wanna give they will give. Im sick ofgiving money to political organizations that dont do squat save just perpetuate their own existence. If you have to pay money to have someone appreciate your skill and dedication there is something wrong. IT will all equalize in the end.

which part of my post could be construed as "bully"ing?

 

[pgg]

You really don't understand how the world actually works, do you?

Heh, it's like having a conversation with Eeyore.

 

[racerx]

stop trying to bully people into giving to the asa. if they wanna give they will give. Im sick ofgiving money to political organizations that dont do squat save just perpetuate their own existence. If you have to pay money to have someone appreciate your skill and dedication there is something wrong. IT will all equalize in the end.

Maybe I misread Mil's post, but I don't see any bullying. He simply stated what HE was doing to help give anesthesiologists a voice. If anything, he was wondering if it might be something others concerned with the current state of affairs may want to do too.

Mil has put his money where his mouth is. Based on my nosing around, I see he has given $1000+ a year toward ASAPAC for the past few years. He is not a johnny-come-lately to the ASAPAC.

While ASAPAC may be trying to perpetuate their own existence, you fail to recognize that anesthesiology's existence is tied to that too.

 

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[maceo]

You really don't understand how the world actually works, do you?

-copro

Ill admit it . I have no idea how the world works. Can you explain it to me?

 

[maceo]

which part of my post could be construed as "bully"ing?

Just by making a thread about it constitutes bullying. Just by alluding to the fact that if one does not contribute the specailty is doomed forever which just aint the case. If someone wants to believe you thats fine, but I dont believe you. I have cautious pessimism in everything ASA.

 

[mille125]

You really don't understand how the world actually works, do you?

-copro

Obviously he doesnt....sadly many anesthesiologists feel this way which will lead to total defeat on all fronts by CRNA's and anyone else who gives money to their PAC.........

 

[mille125]

Ill admit it . I have no idea how the world works. Can you explain it to me?

money makes the world go round.........just spend some time in washington...it will open your eyes...

 

[Prof Moriarty]

I do feel that by buying me a beer at the Carousel Bar MMD subtly coerced me into giving $ to the ASAPAC. But it was more like a Jedi mind trick than bullying. Very sneaky Mil.

 

[Arch Guillotti]

stop trying to bully people into giving to the asa. if they wanna give they will give. Im sick ofgiving money to political organizations that dont do squat save just perpetuate their own existence. If you have to pay money to have someone appreciate your skill and dedication there is something wrong. IT will all equalize in the end.

 

[maceo]

Obviously he doesnt....sadly many anesthesiologists feel this way which will lead to total defeat on all fronts by CRNA's and anyone else who gives money to their PAC.........

Im not saying giving money to the pac is a bad thing. i mean coming on here and telling people to give is kinda "gauche".

 

[coprolalia]

Im not saying giving money to the pac is a bad thing. i mean coming on here and telling people to give is kinda "gauche".

Listen, you fashionista, just open up your goddamn wallet already. We are!

-copro

 

[ProRealDoc]

stop trying to bully people into giving to the asa. if they wanna give they will give. Im sick ofgiving money to political organizations that dont do squat save just perpetuate their own existence. If you have to pay money to have someone appreciate your skill and dedication there is something wrong. IT will all equalize in the end.

I hate to disgree with you buddy. Powerful entities including big pharma, Boeing, AHA, teachers' unions, etc, etc, etc donate to PACs. I am sure these institutions have proven their worth many times over in their respective fields and yet they still donate. Why? Because they want to ensure everyone else including politicians appreciate their worth.

Only relying on being good at what you do used to be good but no longer. The competition is ensuring your skills and training are overshadowed with smart politicking and underhanded tactics that will ensure you end up like a glorified CRNA. We all know you have better training and skills than the nurses.

The question is: do those who control your salary and reimbursements know it? That's the ultimate goal and the way we do that is by donating to the ASAPAC and making sure the politicians know your worth.

I know you're a big proponent of AAs. Would you donate if your donations will help further this cause?

 

[flashgordon]

I'm gonna quote myself from another thread:

To all my fellow residents who don't contribute to the ASAPAC, please go FUUCK YOURSELF. I hope a nurse takes that cush ambulatory gig with "minimal call" you are hoping to land.

It makes me sick that this specialty is full of bright young doctors who are too POLITICALLY STUPID to help protect their OWN FUTURE. It only takes a stroke of a pen by some ******* politician i.e. CALIFORNIA OPT-OUT.

There's no fuucking reason I should be shelling out HUNDREDS of dollars of MY OWN MONEY to protect YOUR CHEAP-ASS as well. You're not the only one w/ a ****load of loans and a kid to take care of.

Man up or GTFO of this specialty.

I see NO FUCCKING EXCUSES for any resident or especially, an attending, for NOT donating.

 

[amyl]

why don't we take a note from the nurses and make donation mandatory?

 

[Camel]

why don't we take a note from the nurses and make donation mandatory?

Well, it is my understanding (correct me if I am wrong) that a decent proportion of anesthesiologists in the U.S. are not members of the ASA to begin with, which would make it difficult to mandate donation to an "ASA" PAC. I do think there is benefit to having donations hinge upon performance, which would not be the case if donation was mandatory.

Question: Is it possible to donate to the ASA PAC without being a member of the ASA? I do not think that most attending anesthesiologists that are not ASA members would necessarily be a prime target for PAC donation, but do they have that option?

Also, thanks for the info on monthly credit card charging for the donations... that's a decent way to go about it. Already do that with Netflix, could do it with ASA PAC (for a lowly medical student, I believe the values would be pretty close to each other, though that will hopefully change when attending status is attained). 🙂

 

[Bertelman]

why don't we take a note from the nurses and make donation mandatory?

Well, it is my understanding (correct me if I am wrong) that a decent proportion of anesthesiologists in the U.S. are not members of the ASA to begin with, which would make it difficult to mandate donation to an "ASA" PAC. I do think there is benefit to having donations hinge upon performance, which would not be the case if donation was mandatory.

We won't ever capture all anesthesiologists. I think it would be a great step to capture all members of the ASA. It could even be a different level for attendings v. residents v. med students. At the resident level, I would be happy to make my ASAPAC donation part of my ASA dues, because then it would be reimbursable from my department.

Although I wonder if a mandatory donation of x amount would deter some of the more generous donors from their current levels.