[skyman]

I agree that the number not joining is also high but there is no way to measure this.

But don’t get too excited.

ARRP spokeman said:

“AARP gained some 400,000 new members during the same period and that 1.5 million members renewed their membership.”

With a membership they claim of 40 million

If these numbers are true the loses don’t mean much.

[Gene Eric]

>> If these numbers are true the loses don’t mean much.

I think it's significant and those that canceled their
membership on principle are recognized.

People are beginning to realize the market's offered
a choice: www.AmericanSeniors.org

[Kirkwood]

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.