One of my sons wanted to join the Cub Scouts. That’s fine. One of their uncles was a Scout, now he is a doctor. One of his other uncles was not a Scout. He moved back home, never got married and drinks like no tomorrow! Now the Scouts has had some problems. Namely the gay den leader scandals. 82,000 claims with an $850 million settlement! This has resulted in massive monetary damages legal fees, shrinking numbers of Scouts, and a ruined reputation. The Church of Latter Day Saints cut its ties with the BSA. Utah had 7,000 Scouts alone! Then to stay afloat, the Boy Scouts of America allowed females in the Boy Scouts, undercutting the Girl Scouts! They changed the name to Scouts BSA!
Now here’s where it gets real good! My wife and I went to a meeting for new Scout parents. The fathers did a presentation to talk about Scouting and all that jazz. Then they breakdown the costs. It’s $49 registration fee. Then it’s $165 “Pack fee.” Then each Scout is required to sell $300 of popcorn. But you are no obligated. You can opt out for $275! And each family has to volunteer in some way throughout the year.
It still gets better. Each Scout is supposed to get a uniform. Off to the Scout Store! $49 for a shirt with some patches on it! The pants were $30 but you had to get them hemmed. The store will hem them at fifteen fucking dollars!!!! All of this stuff was made overseas and over fucking priced! I went to the Boy Scout store Saturday with the start of the Scout season (beginning of the school year) and it was rocking! While I was waiting to exchange some clothes, parents were spending over $100 per kid!
The Boy Scouts used to be about being about helping others and morally straight. Now its about shaking people down to make money to pay for their fuck ups!
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