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'''American Association of Retired Persons''' (AARP), is a [[liberal]] membership organization with over 39 million members, for people age 50 and over in the United States. As a progressive-run organization, the AARP heavily promotes the [[Obama Administration]]'s Health Care Reform legislation. <ref>[http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/articles/the_difficult_details_of_health_care_reform.html?CMP=KNC-360I-MSN-BULL&HBX_OU=52&HBX_PK=aarp_health_care_reform AARP Bulletin</ref> AARP claims to represent retired people, yet the retired people will have the most to lose in national health coverage. Even though AARP says they are nonpartisan, a review of their policies reveal left-wing liberal bias.   
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'''American Association of Retired Persons''' (AARP), is a [[liberal]] membership organization with over 39 million members, for people age 50 and over in the United States. As a progressive-run organization, the AARP heavily promotes the [[Obama Administration]]'s Health Care Reform legislation. <ref>[http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/articles/the_difficult_details_of_health_care_reform.html?CMP=KNC-360I-MSN-BULL&HBX_OU=52&HBX_PK=aarp_health_care_reform AARP Bulletin</ref> AARP claims to represent retired people, yet the retired people will have the most to lose in national health coverage. Even though AARP says they are nonpartisan, a review of their policies and politics reveal left-wing liberal bias.   
  
 
The AARP mission states ''"AARP is dedicated to enhancing quality of life for all as we age. We lead positive social change and deliver value to members through information, advocacy and service."'' <ref>[http://www.aarp.org/about_aarp/aarp_overview/a2003-01-13-aarphistory.html AARP History]</ref>
 
The AARP mission states ''"AARP is dedicated to enhancing quality of life for all as we age. We lead positive social change and deliver value to members through information, advocacy and service."'' <ref>[http://www.aarp.org/about_aarp/aarp_overview/a2003-01-13-aarphistory.html AARP History]</ref>
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===Active For Healthcare Reform===
 
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The AARP is helping to speed the transfer of healthcare decisions by backing Obama's disastrous takeover of the private sector health industry. The organization is everywhere trying to influence the vote in Obama's favor. The retired AARP members on universal health plans are given the worst treatment because they cost the most. See page 85 Line 7- Specifications of Benefits Level 4 Plans. <ref>[Healthcare Bill]</ref> The bill is a deficient piece of legislation that will drive-up health costs and ''ration'' care to patients.
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The AARP is helping to speed the transfer of healthcare decisions by backing Obama's disastrous takeover of the private sector health industry. The organization is everywhere trying to influence the vote in Obama's favor. The AARP members forced into government-run, universal health plans will be given the absolute worst healthcare treatment because they cost the most. See page 85 Line 7- Specifications of Benefits Level 4 Plans. <ref>[Healthcare Bill]</ref> The bill is a deficient piece of legislation that will drive-up health costs and ''ration'' care to patients.
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In their push for Obamacare, the AARP had been holding healthcare "listening sessions." Due to overwhelming opposition by concerned members, AARP has cancelled future events. AARP employees couldn't get the official Obama message across and told members to shut up and to keep quit.  <ref>[http://www.breitbart.tv/aarp-reps-cancel-listening-session-after-participants-refuse-to-keep-their-comments-quiet/ AARP ORGANIZERS CANCEL ‘LISTENING SESSION’ AFTER PARTICIPANTS REFUSE TO ‘KEEP THEIR COMMENTS QUIET’ VIDEO Breitbart.com]</ref>
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==Support of Homosexuals==
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Most people are unaware of AARP's ideology, it has embraced homosexual activist causes. <ref>[http://www.citizenlink.org/FOSI/worldview/A000001556.cfm AARP: It's Not Who You Think It Is AARP expands Social mission]</ref>
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*Promoted gay sensitivity training sessions that essentially serves as "re-education" sessions, partnering with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Human Rights Campaign, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Senior Action in a Gay Environment, Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network.
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*AARP hosted a gay pride event and invited a senior homosexual organization to establish an exhibit (June 2001).
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*AARP’s Andrus Foundation provided a matching-funds grant to a homosexual senior organization, SAGE, in 2002.
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*AARP featured gay pride month on its 2001 and 2002 online calendars.
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*AARP invited homosexual "anti-homophobia" groups to its national annual meeting in Chicago in 2003.
  
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The AARP had been holding healthcare "listening sessions" has been cancelled due to overwhelming opposition by members who are told to keep quit. <ref>[http://www.breitbart.tv/aarp-reps-cancel-listening-session-after-participants-refuse-to-keep-their-comments-quiet/ AARP ORGANIZERS CANCEL ‘LISTENING SESSION’ AFTER PARTICIPANTS REFUSE TO ‘KEEP THEIR COMMENTS QUIET’ VIDEO Breitbart.com]</ref>
 
  
 
==Current AARP Leadership==
 
==Current AARP Leadership==

Revision as of 00:12, August 8, 2009

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), is a liberal membership organization with over 39 million members, for people age 50 and over in the United States. As a progressive-run organization, the AARP heavily promotes the Obama Administration's Health Care Reform legislation. [1] AARP claims to represent retired people, yet the retired people will have the most to lose in national health coverage. Even though AARP says they are nonpartisan, a review of their policies and politics reveal left-wing liberal bias.

The AARP mission states "AARP is dedicated to enhancing quality of life for all as we age. We lead positive social change and deliver value to members through information, advocacy and service." [2]

More federal spending and bigger government

"AARP has been consistent in its efforts to promote more federal spending and bigger government. They were active promoters of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act (1988) which became law; and when seniors found out the outrageous bill they were paying for this new government bonanza, their protests became so strong that Congress took the unheard of action toward a seniors program: it repealed it the next year (1989)." "The AARP opposed a balanced budget constitutional amendment. They opposed efforts to slow down the rapid growth of Medicare, indifferent to the need of saving this program for seniors. They oppose reform of Social Security which would save the system and allow individuals to have individual retirement accounts. They consistently push for more spending on entitlement programs." [3]

Progressive tax policy

  • "Vertical equity means that tax burdens—the percentage of income paid in taxes—should increase with a measure of ability to pay, usually income. Vertical equity implies a progressive tax structure."
  • "Congress should retain an estate tax as an important component of our tax structure because it helps reduce the concentration of wealth in our society and prevents large amounts of capital income from escaping tax entirely." [4]

Entitlements for migrant workers

"AARP supports efforts to meet the needs, particularly of older and disabled workers, including making them aware of low income assistance programs for which they may be eligible." [5]

Support of CHIP

"“President Bush wrongly vetoed kid’s health care legislation today. CHIP is a critical program that helps millions of lower-income children get the health care they need and strengthening it would have been a smart and responsible way to begin addressing our nation’s health care crisis." [6]

Against Social Security Privatization

"The AARP is using an old strategy: trying to scare the wits out of old people. The organization's executives want its members to think that Social Security will be destroyed by offering young people the option of personal accounts." [7]

Active For Healthcare Reform

The AARP is helping to speed the transfer of healthcare decisions by backing Obama's disastrous takeover of the private sector health industry. The organization is everywhere trying to influence the vote in Obama's favor. The AARP members forced into government-run, universal health plans will be given the absolute worst healthcare treatment because they cost the most. See page 85 Line 7- Specifications of Benefits Level 4 Plans. [8] The bill is a deficient piece of legislation that will drive-up health costs and ration care to patients.

In their push for Obamacare, the AARP had been holding healthcare "listening sessions." Due to overwhelming opposition by concerned members, AARP has cancelled future events. AARP employees couldn't get the official Obama message across and told members to shut up and to keep quit. [9]

Support of Homosexuals

Most people are unaware of AARP's ideology, it has embraced homosexual activist causes. [10]

  • Promoted gay sensitivity training sessions that essentially serves as "re-education" sessions, partnering with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Human Rights Campaign, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Senior Action in a Gay Environment, Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network.
  • AARP hosted a gay pride event and invited a senior homosexual organization to establish an exhibit (June 2001).
  • AARP’s Andrus Foundation provided a matching-funds grant to a homosexual senior organization, SAGE, in 2002.
  • AARP featured gay pride month on its 2001 and 2002 online calendars.
  • AARP invited homosexual "anti-homophobia" groups to its national annual meeting in Chicago in 2003.


Current AARP Leadership

See Also

References

  1. ↑ [http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/articles/the_difficult_details_of_health_care_reform.html?CMP=KNC-360I-MSN-BULL&HBX_OU=52&HBX_PK=aarp_health_care_reform AARP Bulletin
  2. ↑ AARP History
  3. ↑ AARP: ASSOCIATION AGAINST RETIRED PERSONS
  4. ↑ http://assets.aarp.org/www.aarp.org_/articles/legpolicy/2_tax07.pdf The Policy Book - Chapter 2 - Taxation
  5. ↑ Migrant Workers
  6. ↑ http://www.aarp.org/research/press-center/presscurrentnews/aarp_says_president_wrong_to_veto_chip.html AARP Says President Wrong to Veto CHIP], October 3, 2007
  7. ↑ AARP Invests in Hypocrisy, Capitalism Magazine, James K. Glassman, March 7, 2005
  8. ↑ [Healthcare Bill]
  9. ↑ AARP ORGANIZERS CANCEL ‘LISTENING SESSION’ AFTER PARTICIPANTS REFUSE TO ‘KEEP THEIR COMMENTS QUIET’ VIDEO Breitbart.com
  10. ↑ AARP: It's Not Who You Think It Is AARP expands Social mission

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