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About 60,000 senior citizens have quit AARP since July 1 due to the group's support for a Obamas health care overhaul, a spokesman for the organization said Monday.
During that same period, 400,000 joined and 1.5 million renewed their memberships.
But haven't you heard the saying that with membership comes benefits?
With this topic thats not necessarily true. The AARP lobbies for free stuff for seniors, (odly enough, liberals here object to lobbiest otherwise), and that lobbying has helped to bankrupt this nation. Sure, I guess the old people see that as something positive, but I guess if your old and going to die, debt isnt a concern of yours..
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About 60,000 senior citizens have quit AARP since July 1 due to the group's support for a Obamas health care overhaul, a spokesman for the organization said Monday.
That is why we need 60,000 or more LIBERALS to sign up! I have done my part!
That is why we need 60,000 or more LIBERALS to sign up! I have done my part!
Somewhere between 45,000 and 49,000 members have resigned their membership essentially in anger over our support for the Medicare legislation," Novelli said at a meeting with reporters at AARP headquarters.
Some of those who quit later rejoined, but AARP doesn't know how many, Novelli said.
Despite the resignations, though, AARP's membership rolls grew last year from 35.2 million to 35.7 million, he said.
Seriously folks let's do some basic math here. Is this really news???
What this shows is the the majority of members clearly are not that ticked off. If 20 Million dump their coverage then the AARP has something to worry about, but when less than 1% of the membership drops, who cares, they'll be back, because the economies of scale and the deals the AARP provides their elderly a@@ is far better than any other senior group. They are really making a mockery of themselves, but at least i get a good laugh when i come home at the end of the day.
Somewhere between 45,000 and 49,000 members have resigned their membership essentially in anger over our support for the Medicare legislation," Novelli said at a meeting with reporters at AARP headquarters.
Some of those who quit later rejoined, but AARP doesn't know how many, Novelli said.
Despite the resignations, though, AARP's membership rolls grew last year from 35.2 million to 35.7 million, he said.
Seriously folks let's do some basic math here. Is this really news???
And each member giving their $20+ in membership dues = $700 Million a year in revenues to lobby for more welfare programs for the old that cant be paid for...
And each member giving their $20+ in membership dues = $700 Million a year in revenues to lobby for more welfare programs for the old that cant be paid for...
If you play your cards right, you could be old one day too
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