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The AARP Tries to Fool Us, Again

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Last week, the AARP  gave Barack Obama his comeuppance by challenging a statement made by the president at a town hall meeting in Portsmouth, N.H.

It was a major embarrassment to the White House, and disingenuous. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Jane Chastain

August 20th, 2009 at 12:00 am

Posted in AARP, Healthcare

Seniors Divorce AARP (It’s harder than you think)

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It was a marriage made in Heaven, or so it seemed, senior citizens and the AARP.

When you reach age 50, you get a letter from the AARP inviting you to join and offering discounts at thousands of businesses across America, and an opportunity to purchase insurance on almost everything at the AARP’s group rate, all for $16 per year.

With 84 million Americans now over the age of 50, and some 40 million of them carrying AARP cards, that’s real clout.  Something for practically nothing, what a deal!

Every year, thousands of Americans join AARP before they realize those discounts come with a lot of heavy baggage. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Jane Chastain

August 13th, 2009 at 12:00 am

Posted in AARP, Healthcare