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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa (Post 1136709)

When I was younger and ignorant I was a member of AARP. Then I discovered that the President of AARP was working strenuously against my best interests. He was using the power of his position to agitate against Second Amendment gun ownership. We exchanged letters. In mine I pointed out that older people who were no longer physically able to defend themselves against criminals needed the advantage of gun ownership. He refused to change his position, and I dropped my membership.

I now know that AARP has a super left-wing political agenda and worked hard for the passage of Obamacare, against the majority opinion of its' own membership.

For decades I have been a member of AAA. Having traveled a lot, I discovered that hotel and motel discounts for AAA were the same as for AARP. I have not looked into home or auto insurance with AAA because I have been using USAA (originally only for military officers) for almost 50 years.

The Conservative alternative to AARP is the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC.) You might want to give them, as well as AAA, a look. Their web site is https://amac.us/join-amac/ .

Unless you are on the political left and simply want to support left-wing political positions, you might want to avoid AARP.

I agree........there might be discounts, there might be freebies, but I do like to know where my dollars are going and I've seen AARP dollars go to the locations mentioned above.

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Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 1136741)

Carl: I totally agree with your assessment. You saved me some keystrokes. Dumped them when they threw people under the bus to have the opportunity to peddle Medicare Advantage plans

Sorry Rubi, I replied before I read your post. Just doubled down.

:bigbow:

https://amac.us/join-amac/

Interesting..conservative alternative..Carl...you rock.

Had AARP auto insurance for years because it was much cheaper than GEICO. Went to AAA and saved over $100 a month for the same coverage. AAA hotel discount is the exact same as AARP. We didn't renew. Now if they ever have their convention in Orlando again, I would join to go to that.

I will never join AARP. Never.

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Originally Posted by Fraugoofy (Post 1136697)

As an AARP member you always get a free donut when you buy a coffee at DD. Just show your card! If you eat one donut a day that's like $365 a year in savings!

Homer, at last I found you. We've been looking for months.

My wife made me join HARP. The Husbands Association of Retired People. I didn't want to join but she kept on going on and on, "you gotta join","you gotta join" until finally I did. By the way, she agrees with those other three fellows who find my humor insensitive.

HARP I know that word..

AARP's insiders must be pulling in a lot of money from their "non profit". Anybody know what the salaries and other benefits might be?

I joined it when I turned 55 but soon dropped my memberships due to the far left slant of the outfit.

The magazine has a decent crossword puzzle.

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Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1136925)

Goog one!

I was a member for years and then the President of AARP sent letters demanding I do, what he said.

I didn't like to be told what to do, so I dropped them. Subsequently, they have sent several letters for rejoining.

They must have a lot of money to waste, or is it members money?

BTW - A donut a day, does not keep the doctor away!!! :D

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Originally Posted by Fraugoofy (Post 1136697)

As an AARP member you always get a free donut when you buy a coffee at DD. Just show your card! If you eat one donut a day that's like $365 a year in savings!

I just read your post to Mr. Boomer. He definitely took note.

I think the membership is 16 bucks a year. That could mean a heckuva return on investment. -- You know you just might be responsible if AARP memberships suddenly go up and DD's profits suddenly go down.

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Originally Posted by Chi-Town (Post 1136967)

The magazine has a decent crossword puzzle.

I like to read about the "Movies for Grownups." In fact, I like to read most of the articles in the magazine. Overall quick reads that I sometimes find useful or entertaining for my age. -- But I also read the cereal box so what do I know.

The only thing is that when it was Cher or Dolly who were turning "The Big 5-Oh" I recognized their pictures on the cover. But now, I don't even know who some of those whippersnappers are. (sigh)

A closer look:

This report highlights AARP�s increasing reliance on the �for-profit� sale of insurance, particularly health insurance, and the underlying implication for this storied �non-profit� organization. In conducting the research, one of the central questions became:

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Upload...DF_3_29_11.pdf