I suspect the AARP leadership will fight tooth and nail against fixing what member$ perceive is not broken. Doing so is a lot easier and less risky than attempting to persuade those member$ that it's a good plan.
Whether or not they succeed in stopping the plan, if they can convince their member$ that they're looking out for the member$' best interests, everyone will be happy.
"Let the kids worry about their own retirement (while they pay for mine); keep your politician paws OFF."
"I suspect the AARP leadership will fight tooth and nail against fixing what member$ perceive is not broken."
It's not a broken system if you only paid a FICA tax rate of one percent and get to draw benefits at todays levels.
Now later generations will be getting screwed since they pay a FICA tax that has been raised thirteen times and is 500% higher. What we have here is "Age Warfare".
The true culprit in all this is the politicians that spent the money from the "Trust fund". It's no different than a CEO stealing from his employees pension fund.
Whether or not they succeed in stopping the plan, if they can convince their member$ that they're looking out for the member$' best interests, everyone will be happy. Hee hee, you said member, hee hee