X-Message-Number: 1268 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 13:54:32 EDT From: (Perry E. Metzger) Subject: cryonics: #1249 - #1264 (Part 1 of 7) >From: Thomas Donaldson <> >With regard to Edgar Swank's message: >Though I don't want to cause yet another bitter argument, I observe that >yes, the system ACS follows does resemble the unbundling proposed. And >I will also observe that on balance ACS-TT has done far less well in >getting and keeping members than has Alcor. Does this tell us something >about the unbundling proposal itself? I would argue that it does not. The market is still way too small, and people are not using profesionals as much as possible. ACS has problems, but I would argue that very often you can find organizations with problems (like Chrysler) that don't reflect badly on the entire idea they represent (like having commercial car manufacturers). Someone, prehaps Keith, said that they were not so concerned about money as to feel the need for a trust department to be watching over their money. I strongly disagree. Your future survival depends intimately on whether the assets keeping you at LN2 temperatures are preserved. In this regard, no offense intended, I trust Union Bank of Switzerland far more than the Alcor board. Perry Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=1268