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Milkman · 09-11-2009, 03:57 PM

The American Association of Retired People.

You can be a member at the age of 50.

35 million members. More special interests. Power based on numbers. Not only members, but demographics.

What a shell game.

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http://www.aarp.org/aarp/About_AARP/...hn_Rother.html

Executive Vice President of Policy and Strategy

John Rother is the Executive Vice President of Policy and Strategy for AARP. He is responsible for the federal and state public policies of the Association, and for formulating AARP's overall strategic direction. He is an authority on Medicare, managed care, long-term care, Social Security, pensions and the challenges facing the boomer generation.

Prior to coming to AARP in 1984, Mr. Rother served eight years with the U.S. Senate as Special Counsel for Labor and Health to former Senator Jacob Javits (R-NY), then as Staff Director and Chief Counsel for the Special Committee on Aging under its Chairman, Senator John Heinz (R-PA).

He serves on several Boards and Commissions, including as the Chair of Generations United, and Vice-Chair of the National Quality Forum. He also serves on the boards of Pension Rights Center, the Alliance for Healthcare Reform and advisory Boards to Kaiser Permanente, Google, and several Congressional fellowships. He is a frequently quoted in the news, and regularly presents at conferences and congressional briefings.

John Rother is an honors graduate of Oberlin College and the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Law.

More general info:

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AARP, formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, is a United States-based non-governmental organization and interest group. According to its mission statement,[1] it is "a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over ... dedicated to enhancing quality of life for all as we age," which "provides a wide range of unique benefits, special products, and services for our members." AARP operates as a non-profit advocate for its members and as one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the United States, and it also sells insurance, investment funds and other financial products. AARP claims over 35 million members,[2] making it one of the largest membership organizations for people age 50 and over in the United States.

35 million members.....

Norton · 09-11-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Milkman

35 million members.....

They kept trying to recruit me via emails. Finally got fed up and sent the pricks a message.

"I may be old enough to join your old geezers club but aside from my chronological age, I have nothing in common with your organization, it's members or your practices. Stop the emails and focus on what you do best. Lobbying for your "rights" even when it's not in the interest of the country."

Boon Mee · 10-11-2009, 05:18 AM

AARP sucks...period.

Davis Knowlton · 10-11-2009, 12:42 PM

^Absolutely. I told them to fuck off and quite bothering me ten years ago.

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