Comments on: Yet Another Reason I Have Not Joined The Chamber of Commerce http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/05/yet-another-reason-i-have-not-joined-the-chamber-of-commerce.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: spiro http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/05/yet-another-reason-i-have-not-joined-the-chamber-of-commerce.html/comment-page-1#comment-19272 spiro Thu, 14 May 2009 01:56:41 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=7980#comment-19272 I look at our local chamber as a low-level mafia racket that operates through pressure and extortion. They have approached me at my business several times and the message is always the same "come join the chamber, or else...after, all we'd hate to see you miss out on business opportunities..." Repeat that in a hush-toned Sicilian accent, and you'll see the similarity too. I look at our local chamber as a low-level mafia racket that operates through pressure and extortion.
They have approached me at my business several times and the message is always the same
“come join the chamber, or else…after, all we’d hate to see you miss out on business opportunities…”
Repeat that in a hush-toned Sicilian accent, and you’ll see the similarity too.

]]> By: Evil Red Scandi http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/05/yet-another-reason-i-have-not-joined-the-chamber-of-commerce.html/comment-page-1#comment-19235 Evil Red Scandi Tue, 12 May 2009 23:27:41 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=7980#comment-19235 I have no idea what our local Chamber of Commerce does with the money. It's something like: 1) They spend a great deal of time and effort getting you to join 2) ??? 3) Profit. Although I'm not totally sure about step 3. I have no idea what our local Chamber of Commerce does with the money. It’s something like:

1) They spend a great deal of time and effort getting you to join

2) ???

3) Profit.

Although I’m not totally sure about step 3.

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