Los Angeles, CA --Let me begin by saying I’m a member in good standing with SAG-AFTRA. I began with SAG and later a merger with its weak sister, AFTRA happened. SAG is for theatrical performers, film actors, voiceover and commercial actors. AFTRA is for TV or radio news reporters, anchors and some television actors. Only a tiny percentage of them have and financially successful careers. AFTRA representation is crappy. For example, there are TV news reporters that qualify for food stamps in LA. I can’t remember when AFTRA didn’t simply cave into the desires of the production companies. That SAG-AFTRA merger destroyed the SAG health insurance leaving many working and retired actors in a sudden financial hotspot. What most people don't know is that only a tiny percentage of the sag actors are multi-millionaires. There are working actors that although are not ...