Where is the AARP ?

Our Mission

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, social welfare organization with a membership of nearly 38 million that helps people turn their goals and dreams into real possibilities, strengthens communities and fights for the issues that matter most to families — such as health care, employment and income security, and protection from financial abuse.

Since AARP represents those 50+… they claim that they have a membership of 38 million and that they fight for HEALTHCARE. How many of those 38 million members do you think suffer from CHRONIC PAIN, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE and are having a difficult time getting their medications or getting adequate/appropriate treatment for those health issues.

Someone would have to have their head stuck somewhere to not notice all the attention that is being paid to those who suffer from substance abuse , chronic pain and other subjective diseases.  You can search their website and there is a large array of articles on chronic pain and substance abuse.. including one by DR. OZ about treating chronic pain – WITHOUT MEDICATIONS..

It would seem that the only people that think that continuing the war on drugs is a good thing is those who work for the judicial system, those in Congress, those who operate addiction rehab centers and those that have lost a loved one from a opiate OD.. because their mental health issues could not be properly addressed.  That comes up to a percent in the low teens of the population.  So, as a country, we are spending 51 billion/yr because a small minority of our population thinks it is a good thing.

At $16 dues/member/yr those 38 million submit 600+ million dollars/yr… not counting all the royalties they collected from all those endorsement deals.  According to their 2013 Financial Statement published in their website their total revenue was 1.4 BILLION DOLLARS.  If they are doing any lobbying for those members who suffers from subjective diseases… it is either TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE or SO LITTLE that it is a waste of resources.

I have been a member of AARP for nearly 20 yrs and am starting to really question why/if.. I will renew our membership when it comes due.

 

 

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