WHY IS A PRIVATE MOTORCYCLE GROUP THAT A PERSON MUST PAY DUES TO JOIN RECEIVING TAX PAYER MONEY?

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WHY IS A PRIVATE MOTORCYCLE GROUP THAT A PERSON MUST PAY DUES TO JOIN RECEIVING TAX PAYER MONEY?
In 2004 the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 682. Basically what the bill did was double the price of running a Red Light. This bill was pushed by the President of ABATE of Florida Doc Reichenbach by saying it would cut down on people running into motorcyclist with their vehicles. Many people argued that raising the fine would not do anything but raise money for the State of Florida. The State and ABATE admitted the money raised would go into the Trauma Services Trust Fund. What people were Not Told was for helping the State of Florida raise this money ABATE of Florida would receive the sum of One Million Dollars Annually. This was announced by ABATE after the law was passed and they stated the money was to be used for motorcycle safety. To read the complete bill go to http://www.leg.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb0682c1.html&Directory=session/2004/Senate/bills/billtext/html/ Many people questioned how a private group of people were allowed to receive money from the citizens of the State of Florida. As time went on people began to question how this money was being spent by this organization. I was one of those people and as of today I have not gotten an answer. In 2008 again with the support of ABATE the State of Florida raised the motorcycle licensing fee by $2.00. It has been reported by ABATE that at the February 2010 State Meeting of this organization Doc informed those present he had managed to “recover” the $500,000.00 in state funds that were allocated to ABATE of Florida for motorcycle safety during the 2009 legislative session. The Florida Legislature is saying they have to cut back on services to balance the budget while there are still giving money to private organizations. I for one do not understand why this is happening. ABATE of Florida should have to explain to any tax payer of Florida exactly what they have spent the money they have already received on, to whom, how much and what for.
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