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AARP loses thousands over health reform stance
Examiner ^ | August 18, 2009 | Heather Hogue

Posted on 08/18/2009 9:03:51 AM PDT by Heather Hogue

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To: skyman

AARP is no longer a retirement organization since 1999. In fact the letters AARP no longer stand for anything in their legal documents. Anybody of any age can join, although certain “benefits” of membership don’t kick in until a later age. I suspect a fair number of young socialists joined in the last 10 years. If you want to get a good estimate on their membership, look at the number of issues of AARP Magazine that are printed each month. This is probably listed somewhere in the back of the magazine, or you can probably find out from their advertizing dept.


41 posted on 08/18/2009 10:12:31 AM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: Right Winged American

“Wait times of more than 25 minutes have been common over the last two weeks.”

As an American but who doesn’t live in the U.S., I don’t know what means. I’m sorry.

I feel like Kyle XY. The difference is I do have a bellybutton.

I need to be educated.

Thank you.


42 posted on 08/18/2009 10:13:00 AM PDT by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: Kirkwood

“Anybody of any age can join, although certain “benefits” of membership don’t kick in until a later age.”

Interesting.

I am not saying I am right, but I still find those fingures a tad high.

“look at the number of issues of AARP Magazine that are printed each month.”

Can those figures be exagerated? Just asking because I surly don’t know.


43 posted on 08/18/2009 10:19:15 AM PDT by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: nutmeg

#13


44 posted on 08/18/2009 10:20:30 AM PDT by nutmeg (Obamunism is destroying America)
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To: Heather Hogue

Never joined, too liberal for me from the start.


45 posted on 08/18/2009 10:43:20 AM PDT by Dream Warrior (The government is NOT your friend.)
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To: Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)

Yet another indication that whole sectors of the electorate are asleep...in some cases, this is the literally & figurative truth.


46 posted on 08/18/2009 11:15:09 AM PDT by mattdono (The platform I want: Stop spending my money. Stop sending my money. Stop taking my money.)
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To: mattdono

Thank you.


47 posted on 08/18/2009 11:44:41 AM PDT by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: Heather Hogue

I get a mailing from AARP about once a month. The mailing contain a membership card. I have started writing on the back of the card, “Take this card and shove it up your ass.” I then send the card back to them in the postpaid envelope.


48 posted on 08/18/2009 3:11:51 PM PDT by Jeff Gordon (Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Jeff Gordon

“I get a mailing from AARP about once a month. The mailing contain a membership card.”

Tape the prepaid envelope to a brick and stick it in the mailbox.


49 posted on 08/18/2009 3:13:13 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (For Obama to be right, Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln would have to be wrong. (M. Levin))
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To: Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)

I’m sorry, I should have proofed for clarity better.

What I meant is that AARP members who call to cancel have been having really, really long wait times on the phone before being able to speak to a AARP representative in order to quit and demand a refund. This was due to a high volume of incoming calls, and a limited number of AARP Reps.

To their credit, so far I haven’t heard of anyone who found it difficult; the rep.’s were polite, helpful, and didn’t argue. Much.


50 posted on 08/19/2009 7:05:44 AM PDT by Right Winged American (No matter how Cynical I get, I just can't keep up!)
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To: Heather Hogue

Yesterday I read they had 35 to 40 million members.

I personally do not believe it. Do the math. This means about 1 in 7 Americans are members. Further, annul fee is $16. Do the math again. Where do all these millions of dollars go?


51 posted on 08/19/2009 1:26:37 PM PDT by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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