[Xavier]

Originally Posted by mulligan

Lo and Behold....AARP is owned by the Hartford insurance company.

Not even close! Where did you get that little piece of information? Just show me the proof and I'll apologize with all humility.

Actually, AARP does a lot of good. I'm really happy to have some organization that cares about senior citizen matters. I don't always agree with them (but I usually do) and I take the time to let them know. I don't know if it does any good or not, but it makes me feel better. Their special interest group is us and nobody else. If you don't like all of the mail you can easily change your communication preferences. About all I get now is the magazine and a newsletter every now and then. I've used their Defensive Driving Course for a few decades of savings on my vehicle insurances. I've used the AARP Tax Service. I believe that, if your not swift enough to figure out all the legalize of supplemental insurance, AARP is a safe bet. They do most of the work for you. The same goes for Car Insurance etc. My Mom was completely blown away by all of the complicated stuff that was being thrown at her. I couldn't help her much from long distance so I suggested that she could feel safe with what AARP sponsored offerings. She took my advice and let me tell you that for her final medical problems that spanned the last two or three years of her life, we were there to help them out. I can't tell you how many times I thanked God for AARP. Their ONLY agenda is helping Senior Citizens! That doesn't always follow some political leanings, but I think it evens out in the long run. I got one of those chain-hate emails blasting everything about AARP and I immediately extended my membership by 5 years and did a "reply all" to the person who had sent me that email and everyone one else they sent it to.

I'm sorry for the long run-on paragraph. You can't lose with AARP in my humble opinion.

Xavier