# Opinions on AARP membership please

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 21, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-aarp-membership-please/975331 "2022-11-21T17:28:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-aarp-membership-please/975331/21 "2022-11-23T02:16:52Z")

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exactly what I was going to post so thank you

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-aarp-membership-please/975331/22 "2022-11-23T02:30:32Z")

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I’ve always heard that AARP is essentially an insurance broker disguised as a seniors advocacy organization. I joined briefly when I turned 50 and never found any of the benefits useful to me, so I dropped it. Who knows, when I need to look into Medicare maybe I’ll look at it again.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-aarp-membership-please/975331/23 "2022-11-24T11:32:22Z")

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> [@DocCathode](#):
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> I feel like I should know this- What exactly are AARP’s political positions?

As best I can tell, AARPs political position is that safer Social Security & better Medicare would be good for retired people. In other words, to the older folks of RW persuasion, they’re raging Socialists out to destroy America.

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**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-aarp-membership-please/975331/24 "2022-11-24T21:01:38Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> to the older folks of RW persuasion, they’re raging Socialists out to destroy America.

Actually even RW folks love SS and Medicare. I had conversations with them back when I was working. They would piss and moan about socialism so I’d ask if they were going to take SS and Medicare. Their response was always “What? Of course I am. I paid into that system all my life.” You would think they really don’t know what socialism is. 🤦‍♀️

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