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For the record - that's DEMOCRATIC PARTY - to you. Your bias is showing.
I joined because we receive the lowest car insurance rates ever. Better than AAA - and my dad was a AAA Personnel Director for 33 years.
Yes that was a fluff piece.
When they start coming for your social security, your voting rights, your voice - I plan to stand with the AARP. Just ONE of the elder advocates around. AARP does know more elders are working.... all the more to side with them.
$12.50 a year is hardly an expensive subscription.
I just love it when people vote against their own interests. NOT.
I was for a short while, until I got smart. AARP is an insurance group. Ever notice how you are bombarded with ads in your magazine, mailings, etc. AARP stands to make more than $1B thanks to zerocare.
I understand this is supposed to be a humorous piece – and it is. But, he never gets down to the main reason I have never joined AARP – it's become a supporter of the Democrat party and candidates. And it doesn't seem to seek to deal with those in the over 50 crowd who are still working -as the author points oub.
Are you a member? And why?
AARP doesn't support Democratic policies and candidates because they are Democratic. They support policies and candidates who work FOR senior citizens and those happen to most often be Democrats. Republicans come down in favor of policies to support the rich. If you happen to be a rich senior, by all means drop your support of AARP. AARP tends to support policies that favor middle-income people first and foremost.
No, I am not a member, never have been, and never will be.
The AARP has supported gun control as long as I can remember; it supported Obamacare. I don't support my enemies. I get the same discounts from AAA plus emergency road service. AAA doesn't involve itself in politics.
My sentiments exactly, except that I don't have AAA. AARP basically has nothing to offer that I can't get without their membership. In fact, I checked on their auto insurance through The Hartford, and discovered that it was more expensive than the insurance I already had! My insurance is from The Hartford!
For me, AARP membership has absolutely nothing to offer.
Well, with the 5 year membership I got a discount on that price. My DW likes the magazine. We get a discount on our home/auto insurance, too. Plus my kid likes the free donut with every cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee!
Couldn't give a rat's posterior about the politics of the organization. As long as my discounts net more than my investment, I am happy.
Whoa.....wait a sec. FREE DONUT? I didn't know that was a benefit of joining AARP! I sure missed that one! Well, we'll just see about this tomorrow after I shovel the snow!!
There's something about those glazed chocolate donuts...
Free donut? This changes everything. Make it one of those cream-filled, chocolate covered ones!
I recently did not renew my membership. They seem to totally disregard those of us still working AND almost daily I was getting junk mail from some company they "recommended". Read that as sold my name to.
Well, looks like you and I must have read the same issues.
My sentiments exactly, except that I don't have AAA. AARP basically has nothing to offer that I can't get without their membership. In fact, I checked on their auto insurance through The Hartford, and discovered that it was more expensive than the insurance I already had! My insurance is from The Hartford!
For me, AARP membership has absolutely nothing to offer.
So was it the politics or the cost/benefit analysis you did that was the major factor in not having? If the insurance from Hartford had been $300 cheaper would you have kept or signed up for because the cost/benefit was considerable or would politics have swayed you to stay with the more expensive policy?
Rather than cut out the freebies handed out by most Medicare Advantage plans or reduce its profits a tad, UHC would rather diminish its provider network. Of course, UHC still wants the taxpayer subsidy. Corporate welfare at its best.
Back on topic, First, the AARP has not been the "American Association of Retired Persons since 1999") Ideas & Trends - AARP and the New Old - The Retirement Lobby Goes Va-Va-Boom! - NYTimes.com
Second, a true liberal would cringe at the organization's wielding of power to the detriment of all others (especially children, who have no powerful organization advocating on their behalf).
In terms of receiving multiple mailings, emails, etc. Rather than kvetching, go to AARPs website and opt out of the solicitations. If necessary, call AARP (the number is on its website) and ask to be removed from ALL mailings. I did this and it worked. I KNOW that the only junk mail I receive is NOT from AARP's affiliates because my junk mail is addressed to a FAKE name I made up years ago and did not give to AARP. (I give the fake name when signing up for discounts at restaurants, free products, etc).
I dropped my AARP membership after one year. Although I admire its legal advocacy combating age discrimination, my liberal bent prevented me from adding my small membership fee to advance its policies that, IMO, hurt others.
I understand this is supposed to be a humorous piece – and it is. But, he never gets down to the main reason I have never joined AARP – it's become a supporter of the Democrat party and candidates. And it doesn't seem to seek to deal with those in the over 50 crowd who are still working -as the author points oub.
Are you a member? And why?
Indeed, and that's exactly the biggest reason I've never joined.
Not to mention it makes no sense whatsoever to pay membership fees to get a discount on something. I also am not a Sam's Club member nor would I ever join a union and pay union dues hoping for a .50c raise.
AARP is all hogwash and marketing. It preys on the easily influenced.
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