AARP....Thoughts?

[smilingcat]

they are a strong lobbyist group and they do not have your best interests in mind. Look back to what happened with medicare. millions of seniors looked to them for guidance and got a bum steer. if you can take advantage of them for whatever they have to offer, go for it, but they're not there "for you" they're there to take a profit however they can get it.
and no i do not belong

totally agree. They are big business with big business interests. Your interest is only secondary. Medicare is a prime example. It's just business ya know. and they are just "mining" or "targeting" certain demographic.

sorry to have insulted any one who feels slighted by my comment. My partner refused their offer and they were relentless to get her to join.

And they've been priming me up for several years now.

Ain't takin' the bait.
Smilingcat

[JaneE]

they are a strong lobbyist group and they do not have your best interests in mind. Look back to what happened with medicare. millions of seniors looked to them for guidance and got a bum steer. if you can take advantage of them for whatever they have to offer, go for it, but they're not there "for you" they're there to take a profit however they can get it.
and no i do not belong

This is exactly why I chose to NOT renew my membership. In my opinion AARP helped give the drug companies a huge gift (at taxpayer's expense) with that Medicare abomination of a few years ago. That prescription drug coverage-thing is a crazy mixed-up mess. Medicare is *not allowed* to negotiate lower drug prices?? What was up with that?? That infuriated me at the time and it still does.

Just my $.02. Well, maybe that was $.03.

Jane