Running a party costs money. If you don’t have any billionaires backing you, the obvious solution is to get it from your members. That’s pretty normal.
But nope. According to ors, it automatically makes you a cultist.
I gotta be fair though, one of the things that stopped me from joiningy local PSL branch is how high they dues are. It’s one full paycheck per year. I could survive that, sure, plus PSL seems very understanding when it comes to being impoverished or lacking money for dues. Seems like they frequently make exceptions or will materially support members
But I kinda came to the conclusion that in my personal case, that one paycheck per year could go towards other stuff I do (buying food for shelters, unionizing, supporting my friends/family, etc)
that amount is strongly encouraged but in practice (at least in my local) it’s pretty much pay what you can and no one comes after you if you pay less. if you think you’d be valuable to the movement as a full member i’d say go for it regardless of apprehension around dues and just pay what you’re comfortable with.
nothing wrong with just being an active fellow traveler/friend of the party though! for every full member we need a ton of ya’ll, there’s no one right or wrong way to be involved.
Running a party costs money. If you don’t have any billionaires backing you, the obvious solution is to get it from your members. That’s pretty normal.
But nope. According to
ors, it automatically makes you a cultist. 
I gotta be fair though, one of the things that stopped me from joiningy local PSL branch is how high they dues are. It’s one full paycheck per year. I could survive that, sure, plus PSL seems very understanding when it comes to being impoverished or lacking money for dues. Seems like they frequently make exceptions or will materially support members
But I kinda came to the conclusion that in my personal case, that one paycheck per year could go towards other stuff I do (buying food for shelters, unionizing, supporting my friends/family, etc)
that amount is strongly encouraged but in practice (at least in my local) it’s pretty much pay what you can and no one comes after you if you pay less. if you think you’d be valuable to the movement as a full member i’d say go for it regardless of apprehension around dues and just pay what you’re comfortable with.
nothing wrong with just being an active fellow traveler/friend of the party though! for every full member we need a ton of ya’ll, there’s no one right or wrong way to be involved.