People running a few thousand $$$ worth of guns, leather, and sundry dry goods are wallerin' around because of a double eagle bump in dues?
That comes out less than a couple of bucks a month.
Now as far as what the money goes for, if SASS wants to do right by its members it oughta let them know what the money goes for, if they ask.
But someone's gotta keep the lights on, and it's good to be able to go from one club to another and know they're playing with the same rule book.