Wow, really? There must be two AOPAs out there: the one most of us are familiar with, and the one of which you speak.
Here in Reality Land, AOPA has consistently fought to keep the price of flying down while at the same time making it more accessible for everybody.
I guess you were thrown off by the fact that annual dues have stayed at $39 (what a princely sum ) during the entire tenure of Boyer's presidency. Don't worry about it though, you're a big bad Airline Pilot.