AARP-

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

Liberal? Conservative? A little of each?

[Leith]

1. More Like an Advocacy Group for People over 50

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

[jberryhill]

3. Their primary issue is their own financial self interest

[pnwmom]

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

And I'm glad they are.

[jberryhill]

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

[jberryhill]

2. Marketing vehicle for financial products and insurance

[Laffy Kat]

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

Never joined, never will.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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

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]

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

Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.

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

[HAB911]

7. I find their advocacy liberal enough for me

[pnwmom]

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

[dembotoz]

9. Sometimes annoying but better than nothing

[spanone]

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

[hamsterjill]

12. Joined because of their dental plan.

Cheapest and best option for me.

[dalton99a]

13. They support the New Deal

[Mr. Ected]

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

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)