Having become disgusted over AARP ignoring my letters, I sent this yesterday in response to a renewal solicitation to member@aarp.org (They have not yet replied.):
Subject: Renew, perhaps if I get a substantive response this time.
Once again, you write to ask me to renew my AARP membership and continue to support the organization that continues to ignore my preferences, leave my letters to you unanswered.
Since I joined and remained a member of AARP, I have written to you numerous times about your position on Social Security,; illegal immigration; civil rights (support for the complete Bill of Rights, not just those parts you choose to support.); and Obamacare, which you unashamedly supported and promoted despite the opposition of the majority of your members and the majority of Americans and which (”... cancer treatment will be rationed based on age of the patient ....”) does, despite denials from the lockstep press, provide for death panels.
Please start responding to your members’ correspondence, find out what we members prefer, and represent us vis-a-vis those preferences rather than haughtily arrogating to yourselves the true knowledge of what we should prefer and what we would, indeed, prefer, were we only as enlightened and sensitive to revealed truth as you.
If you do that, I may think AARP membership somewhat worthwhile (so you can continue to receive the kickbacks from insurance companies and others with something to sell to us). All you have to do to earn that respect is to serve your members rather than try to rule us. All you need do is listen to your members. Do I ask too much?
I look forward to receiving your response to this letter; though, based on past experience, I do not plan to bet the farm on receiving the courtesy of such a response.
Your big mistake was having joined AARP and becoming a member. I get junk from them all the time , but is goes right through the shredder