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18. AARP never pushed to create a Medicare donut hole!!!! Who told you that?

Reply to elmac (Reply #11)

Wed May 24, 2017, 12:05 AM

May 2017

In contrast, they pushed for the ACA legislation that is closing the donut hole and will close it in the next few years unless the ACA is repealed. And they are strongly fighting against ACA repeal and against CaligulaCare for that and many other reasons (e.g. lower subsidies for the elderly and most other age/income groups in CaligulaCare, CaligulaCare's devastation of Medicaid which pays for about half of nursing home beds). Also, Medicaid covers a lot of under-65 AARP members.

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Trump pissed off AARP, he's toast with his budget..... [View all] steve2470 May 2017 OP

This brings flashbacks of all the times I saw Trump supporters say teezy May 2017 #1

It's really really really hard to get the AARP to take a side MiddleClass May 2017 #2

Yep, you piss off the senior voters, you've lost steve2470 May 2017 #5

Yep that's huge...they're toast. Dem_4_Life May 2017 #10

At age 58, I'm one of THEM. PatrickforO May 2017 #9

I'm the same age, and they won't destroy SS or Medicare while I breathe nt steve2470 May 2017 #12

That's the rub, Seniors, as a group vote conservative with a small "c" MiddleClass May 2017 #28

I get the magazine. notdarkyet May 2017 #14

My wife and I are 62 and AARP members. stopbush May 2017 #24

That would be a very bad place to look for that, they never endorse anything political MiddleClass May 2017 #33

on the contrary LSFL May 2017 #3

It's not even mental gymnastics to believe that kind of illogic. Beartracks May 2017 #7

i agree beartracks LSFL May 2017 #13

Man, I'm sorry to hear that. Beartracks May 2017 #15

thanks beartracks LSFL May 2017 #35

My mom, too. Her critical thinking skills have been completely annihilated by deurbano May 2017 #17

This should suit your mom ... aggiesal May 2017 #22

I should get her a bumper sticker! deurbano May 2017 #26

Their merchandise site ... aggiesal May 2017 #27

We must be sisters Alice11111 May 2017 #19

Talk radio, Fox news, on a continuous 24 hour loop. MiddleClass May 2017 #29

I am so looking forward to the day drumpf and his henchpeople are removed democratisphere May 2017 #4

But that's the GOP's plan and mantra, whether Trump stays or goes. Beartracks May 2017 #16

!!! Alice11111 May 2017 #20

K & R Achilleaze May 2017 #6

Like Carlin said bdamomma May 2017 #8

Thanks for a laugh Alice11111 May 2017 #21

Not a big fan of AARP elmac May 2017 #11

AARP never pushed to create a Medicare donut hole!!!! Who told you that? progree May 2017 #18

My Repub mother hates AARP, so it must be good. Alice11111 May 2017 #23

That never happened. Demsrule86 May 2017 #25

Technically, you're right, but in reality, not so much MiddleClass May 2017 #30

Thank you for posting that Bucky May 2017 #31

Really? The donut hole has been closing thanks to the ACA - to be closed completely by 2020 progree May 2017 #34

Gotta give it to AARP: This time they are representing. Almost want to join.... lindysalsagal May 2017 #32