The non-status members prove by their non-status that they are not influenced by benefits. We are all in the same boat as to what influences a Basic, a P, or an E, or an SE.
Now take some stabs at dollar values:
After the YVR-Do there was some leaked information that the average spend by an SE was around $36,000. Taupo will remember this.
I consider myself average spend as an E at $15,000.
Be generous and say that a P spends on average $7,000
SE 9,000 x 36,000 = 315 million dollars
E 68,000 x 15,000 = 1,020 million
P 57,000 x 7,000 = 399 million
Now piss off 10% of either group and what hurts AC the most?