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Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,577 posts) Sat May 6, 2017, 01:08 AM May 2017

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AARP-

Liberal? Conservative? A little of each?

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AARP- (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2017 OP

More Like an Advocacy Group for People over 50 Leith May 2017 #1

Their primary issue is their own financial self interest jberryhill May 2017 #3

That may be, but they lobby for Social Security, Medicare, and Obamacare. pnwmom May 2017 #6

Provided that those programs dovetail with the products they promote jberryhill May 2017 #15

Marketing vehicle for financial products and insurance jberryhill May 2017 #2

They started sending me membership stuff when I was in my forties. Laffy Kat May 2017 #4

When my mom had it you could get 50% off at Marriott hotels !!! DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #8

Nowadays they would be considered liberal. They support Obamacare, pnwmom May 2017 #5

I find their advocacy liberal enough for me HAB911 May 2017 #7

I'm glad they're doing it. We need all the allies we can get, and their members tend to vote. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #10

Sometimes annoying but better than nothing dembotoz May 2017 #9

they do not buy into the 'new healthcare' bill spanone May 2017 #11

Joined because of their dental plan. hamsterjill May 2017 #12

They support the New Deal dalton99a May 2017 #13

The fact that the conservatives had to create an alternative to AARP Mr. Ected May 2017 #14

Leith

(7,809 posts)

1. More Like an Advocacy Group for People over 50

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat May 6, 2017, 01:14 AM

May 2017

It probably doesn't matter which party, the issues are what they fight for.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

3. Their primary issue is their own financial self interest

Reply to Leith (Reply #1)

Sat May 6, 2017, 01:26 AM

May 2017

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

6. That may be, but they lobby for Social Security, Medicare, and Obamacare.

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #3)

Sat May 6, 2017, 03:30 AM

May 2017

And I'm glad they are.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

15. Provided that those programs dovetail with the products they promote

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #6)

Sat May 6, 2017, 11:11 AM

May 2017

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

2. Marketing vehicle for financial products and insurance

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat May 6, 2017, 01:25 AM

May 2017

Laffy Kat

(16,383 posts)

4. They started sending me membership stuff when I was in my forties.

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat May 6, 2017, 01:46 AM

May 2017

Never joined, never will.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

8. When my mom had it you could get 50% off at Marriott hotels !!!

Reply to Laffy Kat (Reply #4)

Sat May 6, 2017, 08:42 AM

May 2017

It was worth joining just for that. I now see they only give 5% - 10% off.

If they stop Chump Care I will join.

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

5. Nowadays they would be considered liberal. They support Obamacare,

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat May 6, 2017, 03:24 AM

May 2017

Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.

In other words, they support what others deride as the "nanny state."

HAB911

(8,904 posts)

7. I find their advocacy liberal enough for me

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #5)

Sat May 6, 2017, 08:39 AM

May 2017

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

10. I'm glad they're doing it. We need all the allies we can get, and their members tend to vote. n/t

Reply to HAB911 (Reply #7)

Sat May 6, 2017, 08:44 AM

May 2017

dembotoz

(16,808 posts)

9. Sometimes annoying but better than nothing

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat May 6, 2017, 08:44 AM

May 2017

spanone

(135,844 posts)

11. they do not buy into the 'new healthcare' bill

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat May 6, 2017, 08:45 AM

May 2017

hamsterjill

(15,222 posts)

12. Joined because of their dental plan.

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat May 6, 2017, 08:48 AM

May 2017

Cheapest and best option for me.

dalton99a

(81,516 posts)

13. They support the New Deal

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat May 6, 2017, 08:52 AM

May 2017

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)

14. The fact that the conservatives had to create an alternative to AARP

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat May 6, 2017, 08:56 AM

May 2017

Namely, AMAC (Association of Mature American Citizens - gag), tells me that the cockroaches on the right consider AARP to be liberal and antithetical to their cause.

For instance, this survey is on the AMAC website:

How do you feel about the House passing the bill to repeal Obamacare?

*Happy that it passed, but needs to be improved in the Senate. (40%, 1,282 Votes)

*We should have passed a complete repeal of Obamacare, even if it left millions of Americans without insurance. (33%, 1,035 Votes)

*Happy that it was passed. (23%, 739 Votes)

*Not sure. (4%, 126 Votes)

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